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Crews respond to second fire at Danville manufacturer

(WSLS)

DANVILLE, Va. – UPDATE

Crews with the Danville Fire Department responded to another fire at Blue Ridge Fiberboard after spending about six hours extinguishing the first fire there Sunday afternoon.

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Authorities told 10 News that the fire was the result of remnants from the initial fire that weren’t fully put out.

Blue Ridge Fiberboard employees attempted to extinguish the blaze with facility hose lines but to no avail. Within about an hour, roughly 20 personnel were able to put out the flames.

The warehouse workers stayed overnight to make sure it was fully out.


ORIGINAL STORY

No one was hurt in a large fire that broke out outside of a Danville manufacturer Sunday afternoon, according to the Danville Fire Department.

Crews said it happened at Blue Ridge Fiberboard at about 2:45 p.m. in the storage area of the plant where the finished board products are stacked and stored.

Due to the amount of material and the need to separate the board materials, the fire took about six hours to extinguish, with crews on the scene until about 10 p.m., as reported by the Danville Fire Department.

We’re told the Danville Life Saving Crew, Danville PD, Danville Electric Dept and Danville Water & Gas also responded.


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