MEDFORD, Ore. — A large fire broke out late Tuesday at an Oregon gas station, prompting evacuations, authorities said.
BREAKING: Major structure fire at the Pacific Pride gas station at the intersection of Barnett Road and S Central Avenue in Medford.
— Carmine Gemei (@CarmineKTVL) April 13, 2022
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According to KTVL and KDRV, the incident occurred around 10 p.m. PDT at a Pacific Pride station on South Central Avenue in downtown Medford.
“Working a three-alarm fuel fire at Boyd and S. Central,” the Medford Fire Department wrote in a Facebook post shortly after 10:30 p.m. “Please stay away from the area as we work to contain this fire.”
Working a three alarm fuel fire at Boyd and S Central. Please stay away from the area as we work to contain this fire.
Posted by Medford Fire Department on Tuesday, April 12, 2022
About an hour later, the department said crews were still working to extinguish the blaze.
“In addition to the fire, we are working to contain the runoff from the fuel silos and have called in a heavy foam unit from the airport,” the department wrote in a separate post.
***Update*** Crews are still actively working the fuel fire at S Central and Boyd. In addition to the fire we are...
Posted by Medford Fire Department on Tuesday, April 12, 2022
Authorities are asking anyone within a half-mile radius to evacuate, KTVL and KDRV reported. Pacific Power also tweeted that it has “de-energized service” to the area as a safety measure.
For safety purposes, we have de-energized service in the S Central/Boyd St, Medford area, due to a 3-alarm gas station fire. Currently the estimated time of restoration is 3pm. We will update as more information becomes available.
— Pacific Power OR (@PacificPower_OR) April 13, 2022
Officials continue to investigate what caused the fire. It wasn’t immediately clear whether anyone was injured.
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