(Red Oak) The Red Oak Fire Department responded to a dumpster fire (Monday) this morning at approximately 9:30 a.m. when a witness reported smoke coming from a dumpster located at the H&H Trailer factory (2400 N Broadway).
Fire Department personnel found employees utilizing fire extinguishers to contain/extinguish a fire in a roll-off dumpster located on the south side of the building. Crews contained the fire to the dumpster.
The fire department terminated the operation at 9:47 a.m.
Red Oak Fire Chief John Bruce believes the fire started from carelessly discarded smoking materials or hot embers from the trailer manufacturing operations inside the dumpster ignited combustible materials.
Chief Bruce says the dumpster sustained minimal damage. No one suffered injuries as a result of this incident.
