Small fire breaks out at Nordenia building, extinguished by employees

A small fire broke out in the laminating area in one of the Nordenia buildings Sunday evening.

East County Fire Protection District chief Dwayne Kirchhoff said the fire was quickly contained and put out by workers.

"While we were en route, they contacted us and said it was out. We responded in a non-emergency way, just to make sure everything was safe," he said. "It was basically like a flue fire."

He said many of the Nordenia machines have fire extinguishers nearby and praised the employees' quick thinking.

"We were very blessed with that deal," he said. No one was injured. "We didn't even have to pull the hose off the truck. Those are the best type of runs to have."

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