West Bend and Jackson firefighters battled a blaze at an industrial building on East Progress Drive near Stonebridge Circle in West Bend for about two-and-a-half hours this morning. According to the West Bend Fire Department, the call came in around 4 AM Saturday.… Continue Reading »
Category Archives: Manufacturing
Salinas, CA – Sprinkler system contains fire at cardboard box manufacturing facility
Dover, OH – Fire at pallet manufacturing company extinguished with help from sprinkler system
Clinton Township, MI – Sprinkler system helps put out fire at manufacturing plant
Evansville, IN – Mid-day fire at paint manufacturer contained by sprinkler system
New Philadelphia, OH – Dust collector fire at manufacturing facility limited by sprinkler system
A dust collector fire Monday evening at a Ohio manufacturing plant caused $100,000 in damages, the New Philadelphia Times-Reporter said in an article published Tuesday. Responding to the Gradall Industries Inc. facility in New Philadelphia, OH at about 10:15 p.m., firefighter discovered smoke coming from the building’s powder coating area and determined the fire’s source was the dust collector, New Philadelphia Fire Department Capt.… Continue Reading »
Peterborough, ON, Canada – Sprinkler system activates to help control early morning manufacturing fire
A fire that broke out in the city’s industrial area Friday morning has left three businesses with heavy smoke damage. Firefighters responded to the blaze at 100 Jameson Dr., off Fisher Drive, at about 5 a.m. It happened at Andritz Hydro, which is located in the same complex as FedEx and Measure Max. … Continue Reading »
Jeffersonville, IN – Fire at automotive supplier extinguished by sprinkler system
Employees at Autoneum in Jeffersonville’s River Ridge Commerce Center were evacuated last Thursday after a minor fire in one of the machines. The Jeffersonville Fire Department responded to a report of a structure fire at the plant, which makes insulation parts and carpet for GM products, just after 3 p.m.… Continue Reading »
Greenville, MI – Fire service credits sprinkler system in helping to control fire at plastics plant
An industrial fire at West Michigan Compounding’s (WMC) reclamation center Sunday morning was quickly extinguished by firefighters before it could spread to do additional damage. At approximately 9:15 a.m., the Greenville Department of Public Safety was dispatched to the WMC reclamation center, located at 634 Greenville West Dr.… Continue Reading »
