Fire in CUTTING MACHINE filters put out at
Modine Manufacturing in South Kingstown, Rhode Island
By Donita Naylor
SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. — Volunteer firefighters from the
Kingston and Union fire districts put out a fire at Modine Manufacturing, 604
Liberty Lane, on Wednesday morning, Kingston Fire Chief Nathan Barrington
said Wednesday afternoon.
The fire was confined to a laser cutting machine, which
Barrington described as about the size of a school bus. He said the machine’s
14 filters, each about 3 feet high and 18 inches across, collect metal dust.
“They were all on fire.”
Workers noticed the machine smoking, he said, and pulled
the alarm around 8 a.m. Wednesday. About 30 volunteer firefighters responded,
he said. Firefighters put out the fire using only about 50 to 100 gallons of
water and left the plant after about 90 minutes.
No one was injured, Barrington said.