Electrical Fire halts production at Armstrong Flooring

Fire halts production at Armstrong Flooring in Kankakee. It was a small, electrical fire at the manufacturing facility Thursday afternoon. No injuries reported. Production was shut down for necessary repairs.

Kankakee Fire Chief Bryan LaRoche said the fire was in the middle of the building, just off Route 50. An electrical panel that controls the heating elements was the source of the problem. The fir was near the ovens that bake the tile.

Limestone Fire was called to assist; that department’s airboat used to assist in ventilating the building.

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