Mar 8, 2013

Report on Echo Lake Foods fire undetermined with $40M in fire damage and No sprinklers to halt fire

Report on Echo Lake Foods fire: undetermined Delavan Police Chief Tim O'Neill, left, an assistant fire chief with the Delavan Fire Department, talks to another Delavan firefighter as they assist the Burlington Fire Department Jan. 31, 2013 at the Echo Lake Foods fire.. Photo by Terry Mayer. A 17-page report ...

Fire officials: $40M in fire damage to Echo Lake Foods plant
BURLINGTON, WI (WTAQ) - Burlington fire officials now say there was $40 million in damage in the January 30th blaze that destroyed most of the Echo Lake Foods egg processing plant. A new fire inspection report said about three-fourths of the large ...

No sprinklers to halt Echo Lake Foods fire, report says
When flames erupted at Echo Lake Foods, the egg processing plant in Burlington, there were no sprinklers to halt what would become a massive fire, causing some $40 million in damage and leaving almost 300 employees jobless. The older parts of the ...