Investigators from the Ontario Fire Marshal’s office, Ministry of Labour and Brantford Fire Department are trying to determine the cause of a Thursday explosion that sent one person to hospital. The explosion occurred at the Sherwin-Williams paint factory at 140 Garden Ave.… Continue Reading »
Category Archives: Manufacturing Plant
Okolona, MS – Machinery fire at furniture plant controlled with help from sprinkler system; No injuries
A fire at a United Furniture Inds. plant here on Saturday should cause only minor disruptions in production and delivery. No one was injured in the blaze, which – while still under investigation – appears to have started with machinery United uses to move goods around the 800,000-square-foot plant that produces stationary upholstery.… Continue Reading »
Ferdinand, IN – Sprinkler system extinguishes manufacturing fire that started in lacquer finishing booth
Units of the Ferdinand Volunteer Fire Department responded to an active fire Saturday morning at MasterBrand Cabinets’ 624 W. Third St. manufacturing complex. Today was a scheduled down day, according to Fire Chief John Hoppenjans, so a limited number of employees were on hand when fire started in a finish room spray booth that was being cleaned.… Continue Reading »
Evansville, IN – Sprinkler system activated during rooftop fire at business
La Grange Park, IL – Fire in laser cutting area of manufacturing facility extinguished by single sprinkler
***Fire Department Release *** At 10:31 a.m. on Thursday morning, the La Grange Park Fire Department was dispatched to an activated fire alarm at a manufacturing facility located at 1245 Barnsdale Rd. No call was received from the facility. Upon the fire department’s arrival at 10:37 a.m., the building’s fire alarm was sounding, the building was partially evacuated, and smoke was coming from overhead dock doors.… Continue Reading »
Waco, TX – Sprinkler system extinguishes fire at manufacturing plant
Evanston, IL – Sprinkler system holds factory fire in check; All workers evacuated safely
Fire struck an optical components factory at 1916 Greenleaf St. in Evanston last Friday afternoon. The fire was first reported about 2:15 p.m. and Evanston fire crews had managed to bring it under control in less than half an hour. All the workers in the building managed to get out safely on their own. … Continue Reading »
Oregon, OH – Overnight fire at auto parts manufacturer extinguished by sprinkler system
Employees at Autoneum in Oregon were forced to evacuate Friday morning after a machine caught on fire. It happened just before 5AM inside the factory which is located at 645 Lallendorf Road in Oregon. Oregon Fire officials tell 13abc the fire was out when firefighters arrived thanks to an overhead sprinkler system inside the building.… Continue Reading »
