Firefighters spray water on a hot spot on a dust collector outside a building at Paragon Medical in Pierceton on Friday, April 15. Pierceton Fire Chief Gordon Baker said there was a “fully involved” fire in the collector when firefighters arrived at the scene shortly after 5:30 p.m. InkFreeNews photos by Leah Sander.

By Leah Sander
InkFreeNews

PIERCETON — No one was injured after a fire started in a dust collector on the outside of a building at Paragon Medical in Pierceton.

The fire was reported about 5:30 p.m. Friday, April 15.  It was outside the eastern-most building on Paragon’s property at 8 Matchett Drive.

“When we arrived on scene, we found a fully involved dust collector on the east end of the building,” Pierceton Fire Chief Gordon Baker told InkFreeNews.

While the fire did not spread indoors, some smoke did enter the building. Pierceton had Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory and Silver Lake Fire Department use special Titus ventilation fans to air out the building.

Also responding to the scene Friday were the Winona Lake Fire Department, Lutheran EMS, the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office and Pierceton Police Department.

Firefighters work to remove part of the dust collector.