The Mitsui-UGC picket line was home to the rat who ‘greeted’ scabs who crossed the 24/7 picket line of men and women of Local 4. The rat has since been taken down, but his memory remains. Photo by Scott Dole, ILWU Local 4 member.
The fire was reported at 7:08 p.m. at 1905 N.W. Harborside Drive in Vancouver. When fire crews arrived on scene, they noticed light smoke in the United Grain structure and believed a fire was contained to two legs of a grain elevator, according to emergency radio traffic monitored at The Columbian.
Within about 80 minutes of arriving on scene, the fire appeared extinguished.