When fire broke out at the New Pig Corporation in Tipton Thursday evening, each of the 300 employees, affectionately known as \u201cPiggers,\u201d had the same thing in mind – this isn\u2019t going to slow us down.
\nAnd they were right.
\nAccording to Carl DeCaspers, public relations director with New Pig, just hours after the devastating fire that completely destroyed the No. 2 building of the plant, employees were back at their jobs – not necessarily at the same place – but working to show why New Pig is the best at what it does.
\n\u201cWe were up and running at full blast by 8 a.m. the next day,\u201d said DeCaspers. \u201cWe didn\u2019t miss a beat.\u201d
\nAuthorities were first notified of the blaze at approximately 9:50 p.m. on Halloween night. Crews from more than 20 fire companies from four counties battled the blaze well into the night, but contained the inferno to just the single building.
\n\u201cWe really don\u2019t have any figures we can quote that could tell how much loss we suffered or how much damage was caused,\u201d said DeCaspers. \u201cThere\u2019s questions that we all want answers to, but we need to be patient. Once we know, we\u2019ll make sure the pubic knows also.\u201d
\nAccording to DeCasper, the fire damaged perhaps the most essential division of the plant. The No. 2 building is described as a warehouse.
\n\u201cThis is the building where we kept all of our inventory,\u201d he said. \u201cBut there were other divisions here also, including customer service and shipping and receiving.\u201d
\nCurrently, New Pig\u2019s products are being stored in facilities around the area.
\n\u201cRight now, we\u2019re looking for temporary places not only for storage, but somewhere we can put some people,\u201d he said. \u201cRight now, we have a ton of people crammed into building No. 1, but we also have people in some areas of Altoona.
\n\u201cWe\u2019re still scrambling to take care of everything, but I think this company is doing a great job with that.\u201d
\nAnd what DeCaspers credits most is the employees.
\n\u201cEverybody here is real proud of how all the Piggers handled themselves with the catastrophe,\u201d said DeCaspers. \u201cThat\u2019s typical of these workers. The spirit is incredible, the teamwork is good, and everybody is showing that high-degree of energy essential to run a top-notch operation.\u201d
\nThe big question is: Does the company plan to rebuild?
\n\u201cOf course,\u201d said DeCasper, \u201cthe plans are already in the works to rebuild and replace what we lost here Thursday night. It\u2019s one of those situations where we don\u2019t know exactly what or when. All we know is that this is something that has to be done.
\n\u201cAnd we\u2019re the kind of company that\u2019s going to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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