June 5, 2017 – Hartford, WI – A small machine caught fire this afternoon at Hartford Finishing, 844 W. State Street in Hartford.
The first call came in at 2 p.m. for Hartford Fire and Rescue. Slinger and St. Lawrence Fire Departments were also called to the scene.
At 3 p.m. the call was upgraded to box level engines from Richfield and Jackson as well as the ambulance from Lifestar. An engine from Neosho was also requested.
A neighbor said he saw smoke coming from the top of the building.
As of 3 p.m. we haven’t received any word about injuries. We’ll keep you posted.
Motorists are advised to please avoid the area.
On a history note: Hartford Finishing had a fire in March 2014. According to a report on Fox 6 the fire three years ago was “in a structure surrounding a large cure oven.” The fire was quickly contained. There was reportedly about $50,000 in damage and nobody was injured. The cause of the fire in 2014 was under investigation.
Details on Hartford Finishing from the company web page are below.
Hartford Finishing is the largest contract powder painting company in Wisconsin providing e-coating, wet painting and assembly services in addition to batch
