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OFD DOUSES FIRE

AT LUTZ FEED MILL

4 Tons Of Smoldering Material Removed

Lutz Feed General Manager Blake Lutz shovels smoldering feed into a removal been early this afternoon after fire broke out in one of the roaster/coolers at the Lower River Street plant.  (Ian Austin/AllOTSEGO.com)
Lutz Feed General Manager Blake Lutz shovels smoldering feed into a removal been early this afternoon after fire broke out in one of the roaster/coolers at the Lower River Street plant.  (Ian Austin/AllOTSEGO.com)

By IAN AUSTIN • for www.AllOTSEGO.com

ONEONTA – Three OFD fire engines, including a ladder truck, were dispatched to Lutz Feed on Lower River Street about 1 p.m. today to contain a fire that had broken out in one of the roaster/cooling tanks.

Small husks from the beans in the feed occasionally catch fire during the roasting process, explained General Manager Blake Lutz.






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