Mmmm... Cake!
A multi-alarm fire at a Conagra plant in Centralia, Ill., that makes Duncan Hines cake mixes was sparked by a shorted-out fan, says Centralia Fire Capt. Michael Calabrese. The heavy response apparently kept the place from burning down. “Cocoa residue” had been ignited by the fan, Calabrese said. “Cocoa ignites so quickly. It’s just like powder.” No one was injured, he said, and it’s not the first time they’ve responded to the plant for such a fire. “They are dirty, nasty fires,” he said. (RC/Bellevue News-Democrat) ...Fire hoses: the secret to “Moistfully Good.”Original Publication Date: 13 January 2019
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