Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Dubuque, IA
Firefighters say a
fire inside a paint booth at a Dubuque warehouse Tuesday was contained
fairly quickly but still caused significant damage.
Dubuque Fire Chief Rick Steines said firefighters at 9:49 a.m. Tuesday received a report of a fire at a warehouse at 1111 Purina Drive. He said the blaze originated in a paint booth used by manufacturing company Andersen Eagle.
No injuries were reported.
The fire was contained to the machinery, Steines said. He also said there were two 50-gallon barrels of acetone in the booth that started to burn.
Steines said the booth's sprinkler system helped contain the fire, and firefighters were able to run a hose into the booth to extinguish the blaze. He said it was contained within about 15 minutes, but crews stayed on scene to ensure the fire was out, assess damage and help get the sprinkler system back online.
Dubuque Fire Marshal Mark Burkle said a spark created from static electricity might have ignited the acetone.
Steines said the paint booth's safety functions worked properly. He did not have a damage estimate.
Dubuque Fire Chief Rick Steines said firefighters at 9:49 a.m. Tuesday received a report of a fire at a warehouse at 1111 Purina Drive. He said the blaze originated in a paint booth used by manufacturing company Andersen Eagle.
The fire was contained to the machinery, Steines said. He also said there were two 50-gallon barrels of acetone in the booth that started to burn.
Steines said the booth's sprinkler system helped contain the fire, and firefighters were able to run a hose into the booth to extinguish the blaze. He said it was contained within about 15 minutes, but crews stayed on scene to ensure the fire was out, assess damage and help get the sprinkler system back online.
Dubuque Fire Marshal Mark Burkle said a spark created from static electricity might have ignited the acetone.
Steines said the paint booth's safety functions worked properly. He did not have a damage estimate.