At 3 p.m. yesterday afternoon, members of the Tipton-Antis Volunteer Fire Company finally left the scene of the structure fire at the New Pig Corporation in Tipton. A little over 17 hours earlier, they were the first on the scene of the fire that destroyed the warehouse at New Pig.
\n\u201cThere are still crews on the scene,\u201d Harmon said late Friday evening. \u201cThere will probably still be crews on scene for the next 24 hours or so.\u201d
\nEarlier Friday, the Tipton firefighters thought they didn\u2019t have a truck to put in the firehouse, but when they returned from the blaze, their tanker had been repaired and was serviceable.
\n\u201cWe got our tanker back in service,\u201d said Harmon. \u201cThe damage to the engine is still being determined. We will be functioning fine. For the time being, we will be getting assistance from Tyrone and Bellwood, but our tanker can function as an engine. It is a little bit of an inconvience, but it is nothing that should cause concern.\u201d
\nThe State Police Fire Marshall was on the scene for most of Friday and is investigating the cause of the blaze.
\nNew Pig makes absorbents for hazardous waste.
\nThe fire, which broke out about 9:40 p.m. Thursday, was brought under control about five hours later. Firefighters were continuing to put out smaller fires and douse the smoldering warehouse Friday, said Carl DeCaspers, a spokesman for The New Pig Corp., which operates the factory.
\nAs many as a dozen employees were in the building when it caught fire, but they escaped unharmed, DeCaspers said. Two firefighter were treated for injuries and two fire trucks were damaged, officials said.
\nAuthorities and New Pig officials said they didn\u2019t know what caused the fire or the explosion. DeCaspers declined to estimate the damage.
\n\u201cAll of our computers and phones were burned up, but we are carrying on. This is a serious disaster. We will be going 24 hours a day, seven days a week to rebuild our inventory,\u201d DeCaspers said.
\nThe warehouse was a complete loss.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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