Small fires can
easily become large fires in our industry. Here is a recent story of a small
fire that became a huge fire and only because of the skills of over 12 fire
companies did this business survive:
Firefighters
from several departments are using extra caution battling a 3-alarm industrial
fire at a Germantown warehouse in Wisconsin, USA.
It broke out
around 8 one morning during the week of May 8, 2016 at Rheocast Company near
Clinton and Mccormick Drive.
Firefighters
were there for over 4 hours.
Primary and
secondary searches of the approximately 38,000 square foot building were
completed.
More than a
dozen fire crews from all over and as far away as Milwaukee are assisting.
Germantown Fire
Chief said when they arrived there was lot of black smoke coming from the roof.
Officials said due to multiple vats of molten steel and aluminum in the
building, roof operations were dangerous and firefighters had to be careful
while fighting this fire.
The fire is
confined into the area between the ceiling and foundry. This is happening inside
a company that produces and manufactures aluminum and brass die castings.
The chief says
there is a lot of Styrofoam and rubber in the roof and the fire was going
horizontal.
While the fire
is primarily under control, there are still some serious risks firefighters are
facing. The cause of the fire under investigation.
No one was hurt.
The loss as a
result of this fire has been estimated at $125,000.
The Aluminium
Plant Safety Blog wishes that this foundry is able to continue production and
the physical damage can be repaired quickly. We congratulate the fireman for
the brave work in putting out this stubborn but growing fire.
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