Manufacturing facility blaze contained to paint room

On Tuesday, December 10, at approximately 4:30 p.m., the Wadena County dispatch received a fire alarm call from Noffsinger North Manufacturing in the city of Menahga. Shortly after, a Noffsinger employee also contacted dispatch to report that the building was on fire.

The Menahga Police Department arrived on the scene and observed thick black smoke coming from a garage-style door, with visible flames through an exhaust vent.

Employees at the scene confirmed that all occupants had safely exited the building.

Preliminary investigation determined that the fire originated in the facility’s paint room.

Fire departments on-site successfully contained and extinguished the fire, limiting damage to the paint room....

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