SPOKANE, Wash. — Spokane firefighters had the opportunity for training without intense heat at a building destined for demolition in west Spokane Thursday afternoon.
The building, located at 1310 W. Boone was recently purchased by Spokane Transit Authority along with two other buildings on the same block.
STA purchased the three buildings so it can expand its Fixed Route Operations Center. STA said it has outgrown the current location on the south side of Boone Ave.
STA is in the very beginning stages of the new facility and doesn’t expect construction to begin until 2028.
The brick apartment building the firefighters are using for training was built in 1905. The house directly to the west of the apartment building was built in 1901. The home on the corner of Boone and Adams was built in 1905.
All three properties are currently fenced off.
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