Compactor fire temporarily closes Goodwill store

by | Jul 2, 2013

The Ballard Goodwill Store, 6400 8th Ave. NW, is closed this evening due to a small fire in a dark blue trash compactor (partially visible in the open right hand doorway).

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The fire was reported at 3:46 p.m. No one was injured. Firefighters were still on the scene two hours later when employees waiting outside were told to clean up their workspaces inside the store, then head home.

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Store employees said they expected the store to open at 9 a.m. Tuesday.

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