Rodda Paint destroyed in Sunday night fire

Firefighters responded to the scene at about 6:30 p.m. at Rodda Paint, 6818 E. Sprague Ave., at about 6:30 p.m., where witnesses reported seeing heavy smoke coming from the southwest corner of the building, said Scott Niebuhr, spokesman for the Spokane Valley Fire Department, in a news release.

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Mon., Feb. 18, 2019

At the Rodda paint store at 6818 E. Sprague Ave. in Spokane Valley, a firefighter picks up fire equipment, Monday, Feb. 18, 2018, after a devastating fire, fought Sunday evening in the bitter cold. The building was fully involved when firefighters arrived.

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This is the Appleway side of the Rodda paint store at 6818 E. Sprague Ave. which burned Sunday evening and fire department personnel struggled to deal with the unknown fumes from burning paint and the frigid conditions. Shown Monday, Feb. 18, 2019.

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The Rodda Paint store at 6818 E. Sprague Ave. in Spokane Valley is seen Monday, Feb. 18, 2019, a day after it was destroyed by fire. “The cleanup here will be going on for a while,” said Sandy Howard, a spokeswoman for the state Department of Ecology.

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This a garage door at the Rodda paint store at 6818 E. Sprague Ave., which burned Sunday evening and fire department personnel struggled to deal with the unknown fumes from burning paint and the frigid conditions. Shown Monday, Feb. 18, 2019. J

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Avista crews replace damaged electrical poles at the Rodda paint store at 6818 E. Sprague Ave. that burned Sunday evening. The Spokane and Spokane Valley fire department personnel struggled to deal with the unknown fumes from burning paint and the frigid conditions. Shown Monday, Feb. 18, 2019.

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The Rodda paint store at 6818 E. Sprague Ave. was gutted by fire Sunday evening and fire department personnel struggled to deal with the unknown fumes from burning paint and the frigid conditions. Shown Monday, Feb. 18, 2019.

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Spokane Valley firefighters spent several hours Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019 extinguishing a fire at Rodda Paint, 6818 E. Sprague Ave.

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