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Oil Sparks Factory Fire

WCBE 90.5FM | By Jim Letizia
Published November 7, 2013 at 12:23 PM EST

No injuries are reported out of a fire this morning at a factory on the South side. Columbus fire officials say the blaze at the Hirschvogel parts plant on South 3rd Street was sparked by oil beneath a piece of machinery. The machine was destroyed. The plant sustained minor damage.

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Jim Letizia
Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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