Date: May 27, 2021
Location: Poughkeepsie, New York (USA)
Address: 17 Van Kleeck Drive, 12601
Type: Dust Fire
Fuel: Wood Dust
Industry: Cabinetmaking (Wood and Wood Products)
Equipment: Dust Collector
Company: Modern Cabinet Company
Database Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: No Injuries
Capital Cost: $250,000
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
According to its website, Modern Cabinet Company is a cabinet manufacturer in Poughkeepsie, New York. It was founded in 1945 and has a 40,000 square-foot production facility where kitchen and bathroom fixtures, bookcases, and office furniture are created.
Incident Description:
On May 28, 2021, Mid-Hudson News reported a fire at a cabinet manufacturer in Poughkeepsie, New York.
Poughkeepsie firefighters were joined by personnel from Arlington and Fairview Fire Districts, who helped them extinguish the flames.
According to fire officials, the fire ignited in the ceiling of a 30′ by 60′ shipping warehouse and rapidly spread. Soon after firefighters entered the building, the commanding officer ordered them out, worried about the possibility of the roof collapsing. Minutes later, the roof partially caved in.
Due to a lack of hydrants with adequate water flow on the street outside the building, firefighters had to pull out more than 500 feet of hose and hook to hydrants on nearby Smith Street, causing area roads to be closed to traffic.
The cause and origin of the fire are under investigation. One believed that the facility dust collector may have contributed to the fire.
No injuries were reported. Approximately $250,000 of finished products scheduled to be shipped out were destroyed in the fire.
Sources:
Mid-Hudson News
