1 injured in fire at Johnsonville sausage plant
SHEBOYGAN FALLS, Wis. (AP) — Sheboygan County authorities say a small fire at a sausage plant left one person with second-degree burns and prompted the evacuation of all of the building’s 325 employees.
The fire at Johnsonville Sausage was reported Friday about 11 a.m. It was extinguished in about 30 minutes.
Company spokeswoman Christine Wallace says the injured person was taken to a hospital for evaluation.
Sheriff’s Lt. Mark Rupnik says the fire was in the company’s Countryside facility in the Town of Sheboygan Falls. He says no smoke or flames were visible outside the plant.
Wallace says damage appears “minimal” but officials won’t know the full extent until a full investigation is completed.
Wallace says it’s not immediately clear whether employees would be allowed back inside Friday.
Jul 25, 2009 at 9:34 a.m.
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"I'm Rick James, b**ch!".
Jul 25, 2009 at 7:32 a.m.
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I bet when that alarm went off, they had a sausage race that would make the one at Miller Park look like walking in the park.
Jul 24, 2009 at 11:58 p.m.
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What did the five fingers say to the face?
Jul 24, 2009 at 3:06 p.m.
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Who is Charlie Murphy???....
He's the guy on TV that people run to when his "friend" yells "Charlie Murphy's cooking Johnsonville Brats!!!"
Jul 24, 2009 at 2:26 p.m.
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Who is Charlie Murphy???....
Jul 24, 2009 at 1:59 p.m.
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I appreciate the humor. Thanks.
Jul 24, 2009 at 1:58 p.m.
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Oh lord, I'm pretty sure they meant no disprespect. Let's not get all high and mighty!
Jul 24, 2009 at 1:48 p.m.
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not too funny for people who have family working there, very inconsiderate.
Jul 24, 2009 at 1:16 p.m.
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Charlie Murphy's burning Johnsonville brats
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