A fire at the Hampton Farms peanut processing plant in Portales is still burning more than two weeks later.
PORTALES, N.M. – A fire at the Hampton Farms peanut processing plant in Portales is still burning more than two weeks later. Fire officials say it’s what’s best for the plant.
“Not to mention, the structural integrity of all the buildings is very unstable and poses a significant safety risk to our personnel. Therefore, the best course of action is to allow it to burn itself out, so that it gets rid of all that product in the oils that come from the peanuts,” said Portales Fire Chief TJ Cathey.
Right now, there is no telling when it will completely burn out. Cathey hopes it is sometime next week, but…
