• Home
  • News
    • Politics & Government
    • Business & Economy
    • Crime / Courts
    • Health / Medicine
  • Sports
    • High School Sports
    • Radio Iowa Poll
  • Affiliates
    • Affiliate Support Page
  • Contact Us
    • Reporters

Radio Iowa

Iowa's Radio News Network

You are here: Home / Fires/Accidents/Disasters / Fire damages cabinet business in Menlo

Fire damages cabinet business in Menlo

February 4, 2016 By Radio Iowa Contributor

Fire-truck-yellowFirefighters from Menlo, Casey and Stuart were called to the scene of a structure fire late Wednesday night, in Menlo.

Menlo Fire Chief Ben Gilman says they were called to the fire in the Sargent Custom Cabinets building, at around 11:54 p.m. The business is owned by Roy Sargent.

Gilman said when they arrived, and found one of the sheds fully engulfed in flames, and there wasn’t too much they could do except try to prevent the fire from spreading. Firefighters were on the scene for more than eight-hours. Gilman said the narrow, two-story building was used for commercial cabinet finishing.

He says the building had paint and other flammable materials in it, which helped the fire to burn. The structure collapsed and was a complete loss. Gilman said Sargent had gotten most of his products out of the structure, but some machines and supplies were lost. The cause of the fire was not immediately known. Two firefighters, one from Menlo, the other from Stuart, suffered minor injuries while battling the fire.

The men were injured when they slipped on the ice and were treated for their injuries at the hospital and released.

The fire in Menlo was the second in less than a week. Crews Menlo and seven nearby communities were called to the Flint Hills Resources ethanol plant near Menlo late last Friday, after a conveyor used to transport grain to an elevator caught fire.

(Reporting by Ric Hanson, KJAN, Atlantic)

 

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Filed Under: Fires/Accidents/Disasters, News

Featured Stories

It may become a crime in Iowa to use fake urine in workplace drug tests

February trending 18 degrees below average temperature

Iowa House Education Committee votes to end tenure at UI, ISU, UNI

Man convicted of two Muscatine County murders dies in prison

Bill would ditch Iowa’s requirement for front bumper license plates

TwitterFacebook
Tweets by RadioIowa

Key stretch begins for #9 Iowa

Drake’s Roman Penn lost for the season

Drake’s DeVries named to Naismith watch list

State wrestling opens with limited attendance

Iowa’s Wieskamp is B1G Player of the Week

More Sports

eNews and Updates

Enter your email address:

Delivered by FeedBurner

Archives

Copyright © 2021 · Learfield News & Ag, LLC