Fire at Burley wastewater plant shoots burning oil out of chimney, damages building
"When we got there, heavy fire and smoke was coming out of the dryer chimney," Tolman said.
Fire crews made their way into the attic of the building, which had "quite a bit of damage to the trusses," he said.
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The dryer is oil heated.
"I think the heater portion malfunctioned and caught the oil on fire," Mitton said.
The dryer will be inoperable until city officials can get someone to come in, check it out and make repairs.
Mitton said until repairs are made the city will have to haul the sludge to the landfill.
A claim has been sent to the
The middle portion of the roof of the dryer building will definitely have to be replaced, Mitton said.
The crews had the fire out within 35 minutes, Tolman said.
The firefighters remained on the scene until noon.
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