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07 | 21 | 2012 VOLUME 17 | ISSUE 32
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Fire destroys woodworking facility north of Elmira Damage to Elbru Distributors pegged at $1.25 million; 60 firefighters from four Woolwich stations battle blaze COLIN DEWAR
Fire crews from across Woolwich Township were on scene at a blaze at Elbru Distributors north of Elmira on Tuesday. The fire destroyed a workshop, machinery and lumber stock, causing $1.25 million in damage. [colin dewar / the observer]
A fire that tore through a hardwood manufacturer north of Elmira Tuesday morning left behind $1.25 million in damage and exhausted firefighters from four Woolwich stations. For hours the firefighters, working in short shifts, battled the inferno that had engulfed the Elbru Distributors woodworking manufacturing operation. The fire spread quickly and before noon had destroyed most of the company’s building. Black smoke could be seen across the northern part of Woolwich Township heading east towards Guelph. The heat was severe and combined with the strong winds and humidity on Tuesday made it tough on 60 firefighters as they struggled to contain a blaze
at a lumberyard and hardwood flooring facility. Fire crews focused their attention on a silo full of sawdust in the afternoon and doused it with water as they contained the fire. “We were on scene at 10:40 a.m. and by the early afternoon we had the fire under control,” said Woolwich Township fire chief Rick Pedersen in a phone interview Wednesday. Crews remained at the scene through out the day working on spot fires within wood chips. “We got the fire knocked down around noon, it was a stubborn one,” said Pedersen. “For the rest of the day we had crews making sure no flare ups occurred and the last truck left the scene at 7:20 p.m.” Four stations – Elmira, St. Jacobs, Floradale and Conestogo – were called to fire | 5
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