Fire erupts at Adler Seed Co.

Publication: Kokomo Tribune (North Union, IN)

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Byline: Mike Fletcher

Jul. 22--It took more than a dozen fire engines, tanker trucks and ladder trucks from about 11 fire departments to extinguish a massive blaze at Adler Seeds Co., off U.S. 31 in Tipton County.

Sharpsville Fire Chief Lester Rood said it appeared equipment malfunction was the cause of the blaze that took nearly four hours to extinguish.

"We believe either a motor at the top of the bin overheated or it was in the exhaust fan," Rood...

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