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Fire that may have started from an old wall heater damaged a manufacturing plant in Algood on Sunday morning.
It happened around 8:30 a.m. at the Progressive Die & Stamping Co. on Main Street, said Algood Fire Chief Loyd Norris.
“The alarm in the building went off and we got the call about 8:40 a.m.,” Norris said.
“When we got there, smoke was coming out of the building. The sprinkler system had gone off and that’s what kept it from being a worse fire.”
He said a wall in the office area had caught fire, probably from a wall heater that was never used, but which apparently kicked on.
“Unless the wiring of wall heaters is disconnected, they can sometimes kick on, even if they are turned to the ‘off’ position,” Norris said.
The sprinklers kicked on, the fire alarm went off, and 19 of the 26-member all-volunteer Algood Fire Department rushed to the scene, he said.
“The fire was contained to that area of the metal and wood building, but there was considerable damage inside, a lot of smoke and water damage to the office area and a hallway,” he said.
The firefighters put out the fire and also protected a nearby residence, he said. No one was in the building at the time of the fire, but two pet cats inside the plant were rescued by the firefighters, he said.
“We are certainly glad for that sprinkler system and the alarm. If they hadn’t had those, that would have been a tremendous fire.”
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