Crime & Safety
Twinsburg Patch: Ignited Metal Dust Suspected in Decco Alloys Fire
Metal dust that caught fire is believed to be the cause of a massive blaze at Decco Alloys, Inc., on Midway Drive Wednesday morning, said Twinsburg Fire Chief Richard Racine.
Metal dust that caught fire is believed to be at , on Midway Drive Wednesday morning, said Twinsburg Fire Chief Richard Racine.
One of the first people on the scene around 11:40 a.m., Racine said he talked to the superintendent of the scrap metal plant, who believed it was copper dust that ignited as it was removed from a 50 gallon drum. Racine said employees tried to put it out before calling 911, but it burned too fast and they evacuated the plant.
No one was seriously injured, but one firefighter re-aggravated a previous injury. Racine said he was fine.
“It was a quick-spreading fire,” Racine said. “It’s a very congested facility because of the type of work they do, so it was very easy for it to spread quickly. And it did.”
responded to assist with the fire.
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