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Altoona (WQOW) - A fire forces a local business to evacuate.
That fire happened at Curt Manufacturing around noon Tuesday. The fire started in the filtration system near the back of the building. The plant's CFO says crews were able to put it out 20 minutes after they arrived.
"The fire was contained to the dust collection system, caused probably by a spark, some sort of spark from one of the motors in the system. The fire was contained to just one unit and the damage was about $50,000," says Bob Roemer, Curt Manufacturing CFO.
A firefighter was treated for heat exhaustion at the scene but there were no other injuries. About 200 employees were evacuated during the fire. They were allowed back in an hour later.
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