Factory Fire

[moonlight_glow]

Is there a factory on fire in town? I think it might be Buckhorn Rubber, but I'm not sure.

[Rusty Shakelford]

Yes it is "buckhorn" and yes there is a fire inside and on the roof.A vent duct is on fire.Listening to it now

[1FunMom]

I just called my folks as my father is a retired firefighter and they still have their scanner! Yes there is a factory fire and yes it's at Buckhorn Rubber!

[drarz2]

My husband works out there and has been out there since they called and told us that the place was on fire. His said it looks worse than just a vent fire, they still had ladder trucks out just a few minutes ago, and you can smell one of the chemicals that use to help the rubber...

[stacya]

I hope everyone is safe.

[Crochet Lady]

So, how bad was the Fire? I listened to the scanner until I went to bed, they were still there then, about midnight.

[Squid]

So, how bad was the Fire? I listened to the scanner until I went to bed, they were still there then, about midnight.

Here is the C-P story:

Regards,
Squid

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http://www.hannibal.net/news/x933813688 ... after-fire

By DANNY HENLEY
Hannibal Courier-Post
Posted Nov 02, 2009 @ 04:33 PM

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Hannibal, MO — The day officially set aside for Americans to give thanks is still weeks away. On Monday, however, Freddie Burgess was quick to give thanks that a Sunday night fire at Buckhorn Rubber did not cause more damage.
“The fire was much smaller than what probably ran through my mind to start with,” said Burgess, Buckhorn’s plant manager, noting that production was underway at the plant Monday.
Burgess expressed his appreciation to the Hannibal Fire Department for its quick response to the fire call, which came shortly before 9 p.m.
“They do a lot of training here, working extensively with our maintenance personnel and administrators, so they know where things are. In fact they did a walk through just a couple of weeks ago,” he said.
According to Bill Madore, deputy fire chief, when firefighters rolled up on the scene fire and smoke were visible.
“The biggest obstacle we faced last night was ventilating the building, being a large factory. It took a while to get the heat and smoke out of the building to further investigate what was the root cause of the problem,” said Madore, noting that a total of 20 fire personnel were called to the scene.
Madore says the fire was under control in approximately 15 minutes.
“The building itself sustained minor damage. Mostly what we had was smoke. The biggest exposure that we had was the water damage from the sprinklers and our efforts in putting out the fire,” he said.
Almost as soon as the fire was out, cleanup inside the facility was underway, according to Burgess. Consequently, no production time was lost.
“We have good associates,” he said. “Because of that our customers did not suffer any loss.”
An investigator from the state fire marshal’s office was called in. The source of the fire was one of the plant’s rubber injection mold machines, which had been turned on by a member of the maintenance crew to allow it to warm up ahead of the arrival of a work shift later in the evening.
No Buckhorn personnel were injured in the fire. One Hannibal firefighter was treated for minor injuries at Hannibal Regional Hospital and was released, according to Madore.

[Crochet Lady]

Well I wasn't listening to the scanner to good, I must have missed out on the pine street fire same night, boy the FF's had a busy night.

[garymaize]

http://www.hannibal.net/news/x933813787 ... d-HFD-thin