Sprinkler system handles fire at Hormel Foods (Fremont, NE)
A fire in the rendering section at Hormel Foods Corp. did minimal damage Thursday afternoon.
The Fremont Fire Department was called at about 3:45 p.m., and was on the scene for less than an hour. Lt. Doug Backens said some rendering grease caught fire, but the plant’s sprinkler system kept the fire in check. Firefighters encountered mostly smoke and steam by the time they arrived, he said.
Nobody was hurt in the incident.
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** Blog Editor’s Note – Please let us know what you think of the coverage by reporter Amanda Venegas and ABC30, who focused on water damage rather than the lives and property saved by the automatic fire sprinkler system**
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