A wildfire that started as a brush fire near Wenatchee over the weekend affected several tree fruit businesses and destroyed 28 homes. Embers from the burning houses on the outskirts of Wenatchee ignited paper packaging materials at Michelsen Packaging in downtown Wenatchee, according to Wenatchee World news reports. The fire then spread to nearby businesses including packing plants owned by Blue Bird and Stemilt Growers, Inc., the orchard supply company Northwest Wholesale, and the premises of Doc Farwell Products, Inc., which makes tree grafting seals. No one at Blue Bird was available for comment. Brianna Shales, communications manager at Stemilt Growers, […]