Pacific Seafood said it is leasing a temporary facility in Astoria, Oregon, to pick up processing capacity lost earlier this week when a a large fire destroyed parts of its Warrenton, Oregon, processing plant.

The temporary facility is expected to be up and running on June 15, Frank Dulcich told IntraFish, declining to specifically identify the facility until the company finalizes its lease.

Dulcich also provided an update on the condition of the Warrenton plant and the fate of its hundreds of employees.

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