A Briggs & Stratton building was evacuated Monday morning, May 22 due to a fire. According to officials with the Wauwatosa Fire Department, around 10:30 a.m., crews out in the area training noticed a large amount of thick, black smoke in the air.
Fire was located in duct work above some heat-treating equipment. This duct is a normal exhaust fan-type setup to vent out the heat from inside the factory.
The fire was extinguished in about 40 minutes with help from firefighters from Milwaukee and West Allis, Wisconsin. The fire was contained to the duct work.
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