Little Dixie Fire Protection District Responds To Large Building Fire Thursday Night

Around $125,000 in damages is estimated after a building caught fire at 18168 Audrain County Road 356 last (Thursday) night.

Little Dixie Fire Protection responded to the Daniel Gingrich residence and found a large metal building about 50 feet by 100 feet fully involved in the fire and the roof collapsing inward.

The structure was a new building which was in the process of being opened for conditioning of wood pallets for the food industry.

An investigation found that the subject was inside welding and sparks ignited a nearby pile of wood which spread rapidly up the interior wall to the roof.

All occupants were able to exit the building safely.

The building and contents were a complete loss.