A huge fire caused over $3 million in damages at the Tru-Tone paint factory in Troy, Illinois. The circumstances of the fire are being investigated as "suspicious". The four-alarm blaze engulfed the factory early in the morning, with firefighters arriving to find an already raging inferno. After battling the flames for five hours, the Troy fire chief said they were able to bring the fire under control. Police and fire officials will investigate whether arson was the cause and expect to have a full report by the end of the week. Fortunately, no one was injured in the fire.
A huge fire caused over $3 million in damages at the Tru-Tone paint factory in Troy, Illinois. The circumstances of the fire are being investigated as "suspicious". The four-alarm blaze engulfed the factory early in the morning, with firefighters arriving to find an already raging inferno. After battling the flames for five hours, the Troy fire chief said they were able to bring the fire under control. Police and fire officials will investigate whether arson was the cause and expect to have a full report by the end of the week. Fortunately, no one was injured in the fire.
A huge fire caused over $3 million in damages at the Tru-Tone paint factory in Troy, Illinois. The circumstances of the fire are being investigated as "suspicious". The four-alarm blaze engulfed the factory early in the morning, with firefighters arriving to find an already raging inferno. After battling the flames for five hours, the Troy fire chief said they were able to bring the fire under control. Police and fire officials will investigate whether arson was the cause and expect to have a full report by the end of the week. Fortunately, no one was injured in the fire.
TRU-TONE FACTORY IN FLAMES (#3, 4:15) KEY GRAPHICS: TROY, IL
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caused more than three million dollars in
damages. Authorities are still investigating what was described as suspicious circumstances at the Tru-Tone paint factory.
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This four-alarm blaze lit up the sky over AND FIREMEN AT WORK Troy early this morning. A security guard (#1, 3:14) [:04] called the fire department at 4:30, and there CU OF WINDOW WITH FLAMES was already a roaring inferno when (#2, 10:22) [:04] firefighters arrived ten minutes later. The MS OTS FIREFIGHTER (#2, 1:36) [:06] source of the fire is unknown, and they say MLS WATER SPRAYING INTO SMOKE theyll investigate whether arson was the (#2, 11:41) [:04] cause. [:28] MS CHIEF SHOUTING ORDERS (#2, 4:15) [:03] TWO SHOT, REED AND CHIEF (#2, 5:02) [:04] MCU KRYSTOWIAK (#2, 6:15)
Chief Jed Krystowiak (Kris-TOH-wee-ak)
said his men battled the flames for five hours before they brought it under control:
Police and fire officials including arson specialists from the state bureau in Springfield say theyll have a full report by the end of the week. In Troy, Im Rip Reed for Newswatch