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Grinder Spark Triggers Major Fire Alarm at Lempäälä Steel Plant

Grinder Spark Triggers Major Fire Alarm at Lempäälä Steel Plant

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A grinder spark ignited wall insulation at a steel-element plant in Marjamäki, Lempäälä, prompting a large fire alarm Tuesday morning; workers carried out initial extinguishing and no injuries were reported.

A large fire alarm was raised at the roughly 10,000-square-metre steel-element plant in Marjamäki on Tuesday morning after a grinder spark ignited wall insulation. The rescue department received the task at 09:02 for a building-classified fire on Marjamäentie, Tamperelainen reported. Workers on site carried out initial extinguishing before the rescue teams arrived. Rescue staff opened a small section of the wall to locate and put out any remaining hot spots. No injuries were reported.

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