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Sanding machine culprit in fire at Wis. flooring factory

By ASSOCIATED PRESS   Thursday, January 31, 2013 - 4:26 p.m.
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WESTON, Wis. (AP) — Fire has caused more than $1 million in damage at a wood flooring manufacturer in Weston.

A sander started on fire Wednesday at the business called From the Forest.

Weston Fire Chief Steve Meilahn tells WSAW-TV (http://bit.ly/TgM1o8 ) the sander that started the fire cost $200,000 and about $1 million in product was destroyed.

The fire department was still on the scene Thursday, using a thermal camera to check for hot spots.
No one was hurt.




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