Times-Advocate, 1978-11-16, Page 21 (2)1
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Times -Advocate, November 16, 1978
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Sprinkler system helps
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Price Per Copy 25 Cents
Little time lost
Disaster averted at Northlander
Quick action by the Exeter
fire -department. plus some
support from a member of
the Hettsatl-brigade-averted
disaster in Exeter Thurs-
day morning when the paint
room at Northlander Mobile
housing caught fire.
The firm's sprinkler.
system also played a major
r ole in stopping the fire.
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Fri siaenT-Blll Smith told
the T -A this week that the
plant lost less than two
hours' production time.
most 'of that while the
employees sopped up the
mess. He said damage was
mitral and quickly added
they were counting their
ble rags.
The fire started under
some rather unusual cir-
cumstances during a routine
maintenance program
carried out at the plant.
Two men were outside
burning paint off small
metal trestles used in the
plant. Some of the dust from
- the titles—ignited--and a
grass fire ensued.
One of the men ran- into
the plant to get a fire ex-
tinguisher and the fire vir-
tually followed him in
through the outside fire door
at the paint room.
Some quick thinking by
foreman- Bruce Moir, who
also happens to be assistant
fire chief in Ilensall. kept
the flames under control un-
til Exeter brigade arrived
-"Mg training -and eootness
enabled him to do the right
thing," Smith said of Moir.
in explaining how the latter
grabbed a fire extinguisher
containing foam to knock
down the blaze.
The company president
also noted that the speed of
the fire raging up the wall in
the paint.orfi was actually
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a blessing. in that it quickly "No one was hurt, there
set off the sprinkler system' was minimal loss andthe
and brought water firemen did a fantastic job."
cascading down to beip-ear- . sum rmrtg up-
tinguish the flames. the situation.
CLEAN-UP --- large amounts of water and some debris were. quickly cleaned up by
Ncionbtander-Mobile Housing employees shortly after o fire in the paint shop, Thursday. It took
just over two hours before the plant was back in operation. Staff photo
BATTLE BLAZE — Fireman Bill Hirtzel, left, and Fire Chief.Gary Middleton are shown fighting the bloie which broke out at
Northlonder Mobile Housing, Thursday. The fire started when employees were burning paint off the metal trestles in the
ioreground. A.grass fire ensued and when one of the men ran into the building to get a fire extinguisher, the fire followed him
in through the outside door at the point shop. Staff photo
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OUT IT GOES - Employees at Northlonder Mobile Housing
hod plenty -of water to clean up after last week's fire in the
paint shop. By'rer Clarke used a shovel to get rid of some of
the accumulation from the fire hoses and sprinkler
system. Staff photo
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