Manitowoc Fire and Rescue Crews responded to a call early this morning at Jageman Plating.
Fire Chief Todd Blaser says the initial call came in about 3:20 a.m. with reports of visible flames in the barrel room. Crews upon arrival noticed smoke coming from the structure. With everyone evacuated, an exterior door was forced open to gain access to the seat of the fire. Crews were able to advance and extinguish the blaze and it was fully extinguished within 35 minutes.
Salvage and overhaul operations were performed with a great deal of time spent removing smoke that filtered into the business.
No one was hurt. No dollar damage estimate is available at this time as the fire remains under investigation.
Original story:
The Manitowoc Fire & Rescue Department responded early this morning to a fire-call to Jagemann Plating Company.
The initial call came in just before 3:30 AM and the fire had been brought under control by 4:30 AM.
No word yet on the extent of damage or a cause of that blaze in the 1300 block of South 26th Street.
A fire department spokesperson said that everybody was out of the building upon their arrival.
SeehaferNews.com was informed that traffic control was in place by police officers on 26th Street, from Hamilton to Division Streets. The roadway has since been reopened to traffic.
Area fire departments are providing staffing coverage at the city’s four fire stations.
