Category Archives: Manufacturing

Manufacturing, Paper Mill / Saw Mill

Whitestown, NY – Sprinkler system activated for fire at manufacturing facility; No injuries reported

June 21, 2022 viking210 Leave a comment

No one was injured when a milling machine caught on fire at Whitcraft manufacturing on Halsey Road in Whitestown very early Sunday morning, according to the New York Mills Fire … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Food Processing, Manufacturing

Cornelia, GA – Sprinkler system activated for fire at processing plant

May 10, 2022 viking210

An in-house sprinkler system, backed up by efforts from local firefighters, pevented a potentially disastrous situation for Habersham County’s largest employer. A fire broke out early Sunday inside Fieldale Farm’s … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Manufacturing, Other - Manufacturing

Eau Claire, WI – Sprinkler system extinguishes fire inside building; No injuries reported

April 18, 2022 viking210

No one is hurt after a fire Thursday morning at Banbury Place in Eau Claire.

The fire, which happened at 6:55 a.m. in Building 13, was put … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant

Perry, IA – Sprinkler system activated for fire at manufacturing plant; No injuries reported

March 22, 2022 viking210

A fire in a back room at Percival Scientific Inc. in Perry Saturday afternoon brought a response from the Perry Volunteer Fire Department.

No injuries were reported … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Food Processing, Manufacturing

Waterloo, IA – Sprinkler system activated for fire at Conagra plant

March 18, 2022 viking210

Waterloo Fire & rescue put out a conveyor belt fire, at the Conagra Grocery Products plant in Waterloo early Thursday morning.

Firefighters responded to the scene around … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Manufacturing, Other - Manufacturing

Milford, MI – Sprinkler system activated for vehicle fire at GM; No injuries reported

February 11, 2022 viking210

A fire occurred inside an engineering lab at the GM Milford Proving Grounds in Michigan over the weekend.

General Motors is now investigating the cause of the … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Manufacturing, Other - Manufacturing

Normal, IL – Sprinkler system activated for vehicle fire; No injuries reported

February 7, 2022 viking210

A Rivian vehicle was on fire inside the building late Friday night.

The Normal Fire Department responded just after 9 p.m. while the building … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Manufacturing, Paper Mill / Saw Mill

Chehalis, WA – Sprinkler system activated for fire in sawdust bin; No injuries reported

February 3, 2022 viking210

While there was a large volume of fire in a sawdust bin at Hardel Mutual Plywood on Thursday evening, no one was injured and the fire did not spread to … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Manufacturing, Other - Manufacturing

Round Lake, IL – Sprinkler system activated for fire at industrial building; No injuries reported

December 4, 2021 viking210

A second-alarm fire early Tuesday morning at an industrial building in Round Lake took firefighters about two hours to extinguish and caused over $150,000 in damage.

The … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Manufacturing, Other - Manufacturing

Bowling Green, KY – Sprinkler system activated for fire at metal forming business

October 31, 2021 viking210

Around 8:30 this morning, fire crews were called to Magna Bowling Green Metalforming after a scrubber caught fire in the middle of the building. Employees were evacuated safely during the … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

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