Woodland Scenics buildings damaged by fire
Fire engulfed two production buildings at the model railroad scenery manufacturer
Published:
January 6, 2012
A fire struck a pair of buildings at model scenery manufacturer Woodland Scenics Thursday in Linn Creek, Mo. According to witnesses on the scene, the blaze engulfed two production buildings; all workers escaped safely.
Woodland Scenics has several buildings in Linn Creek. "We only lost two of those buildings and those two contained just a small portion of our manufacturing facilities," said Gale Cousins, Director of Sales & Customer Service for Woodland Scenics, " Our shipping department, warehouse, and corporate offices were spared any damage, as were most of our manufacturing buildings, so it is business as usual."
The local newspaper the News Tribune, reported that the fire was of unknown origin. The fire started in a roof area that serves two buildings that are part of the factory.
Woodland Scenics employs about 150 people, and the entire complex had been evacuated before firefighters arrived, the News Tribune reported. No injuries were reported.
Nine fire departments and were needed to control the fire, which was so intense that all the available water in Linn Creek was used to combat the fire’s spread. Water was brought in from neighboring towns and Linn Creek’s two water towers were drained, according to the News Tribune.
Linn Creek, located about 50 miles southwest of Jefferson City, Mo., has a population of about 250 people |