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By Blake Haas
TOWANDA – Firefighters were able to save three-quarters a burning building after a fire broke out at the Precision Tool & Die factory.
“When we arrived on the scene our first engine, we had heavy fire heavy smoke coming out of the building…We didn’t send any crews inside just because of the fire load and the type of structure that it was,” said Towanda Fire Chief Brett Lueschen.
Lueschen said thanks to two ariel trucks putting water on the fire overhead, a portion of the building was saved.
“Part of the building we were able to save. A good part of the building I would probably say about a quarter of the structure was destroyed by the fire. We have smoke and water and heat damage throughout the building. We were able to save about three-quarters of the building.”
Responding to the scene were Normal, Bloomington, Lexington, Hudson, Chenoa, and Towanda.
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A damage estimate is not available, and the fire is still under investigation.
The Chief encourages people to stay away from the scene.
Blake Haas can be reached at [email protected].