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Fire closes Rice Lake manufacturing plant
By:Eric Quade 01/30/2008
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Fire ravaged a Rice Lake business early Monday afternoon, causing the plant to temporarily suspend operations.

The Rice Lake Fire Department was called out at approximately 12:21 p.m. Monday to respond to a fire alarm at the American Excelsior plant on Pioneer Avenue in the City of Rice Lake.

Firefighters could see smoke emanating from a chip and dust collection chute when they arrived, which lead them to the source of the blaze located in a western storage silo. Flames also spread into an interior machine room in the main plant.

While some of the emergency personnel fought the blaze in the main plant, others used a 100-foot ladder platform to get at the fire in the silo.
The fire was placed under control about 2 hours after the initial call and firefighters cleared the scene just before 5 p.m.

No cause has been pinpointed yet for the blaze, but it remains under investigation. Damage estimates are also unknown at this time.
The plant was shut down, however, until its vital systems could be brought back online.


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