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Bruin Manufacturing machine catches fire

No injuries were reported from a fire at Bruin Manufacturing.

At 5:16 a.m. on Jan. 8, the Marshalltown Fire Department was dispatched to Bruin Manufacturing, 607 N. Fourth Ave., for an automatic fire alarm.

Upon arrival, fire crews found nothing visible from the exterior and water flowing from a sprinkler drain on the front of the building. Upon entry to the building, it was found to be charged with smoke. Once suppression equipment was in place, the entry team found a single machine on fire with a sprinkler head activated above the fire keeping the fire contained. MFD personnel extinguished the remaining fire with a single attack line without incident.

The fire was caused by a hydraulic line failure and ignition of the petroleum based hydraulic fluid, according to the fire department. The building was not occupied at the time of the fire. Marshalltown Police, Unity Point EMS and Alliant Energy assisted at the scene.

Fire Department units were at the scene for approximately 1.5 hours.

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