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 »
Category Archives: Manufacturing
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 »
Itasca, IL – (Fire Dept. Reported) Industrial facility fire caused by oily rags is contained by sprinkler system
*** Fire Department Release *** At approximately 3:10 am on July 31st, the Roselle Fire Department received a report of an activated fire alarm on Norwood Ave. in Itasca. Upon arrival nothing was noted, and a visual inspection was done around the building and from the roof. … Continue Reading »
Norwalk, OH – Sprinkler system keeps large bakery fire controlled while fire crews arrive
A fire at New Horizons bakery caused about $55,000-worth of damage on the business.
The Norwalk Fire Department received a call reporting the bakery’s “large fire” at 8:01 a.m. Sunday. Firefighters saw “moderate smoke” coming from the building and its roof once they arrived and found the fire had started in the muffin line machine, a multi-million dollar machine, according to fire chief John Soisson.… Continue Reading »
Waco, TX – Sprinkler system extinguishes fire at manufacturing plant
Massillon, OH – Ventilation system fire at corrugated paper mill extinguished by sprinkler system
Firefighters investigated small fire in the ventilation system at Fibercorr Mills, LLC Friday morning on the city’s northwest side. Firefighters arrived shortly after 6:30 a.m. to the corrugated paper mill at 670 17th St. NW. The fire was extinguished by the company’s sprinkler system prior to their arrival. … Continue Reading »
Eugene, OR – Fire in silo at lumber mill is put out by automatic sprinkler system
A sprinkler system put out a fire that started at BJB Milling and Lumber Wednesday night. Crews were dispatched just before midnight to the mill near Seneca Road and Roosevelt Boulevard in Eugene. The fire started in a silo on the mill’s property, and fire officials said the sprinkler system prevented what could have been a huge blaze.… Continue Reading »
Leamington, ON, Canada – Fire at food processing facility limited by sprinkler system
The Leamington Fire Department responded to a call at Top Line Farms, on the 500 block of Essex Road 18 around 6 p.m. Saturday. Flames were pouring through a large portion of an outside wall when fire crews arrived. Fire officials say the blaze appears to have been caused by an improperly discarded cigarette. … Continue Reading »
