HAWLEY, Minn. (KFGO) – Clay County Sheriff Mark Empting says the state fire marshal’s office is investigating a blaze that damaged Taracon Precast near Hawley.
The blaze broke out late Wednesday afternoon.
More than a dozen fire departments from Clay, Becker and Norman Counties responded and had the fire under control within about two hours.
Taracon Precast, owned by the Spring Prairie Hutterite Colony, manufactures concrete panels and related materials used in commercial and residential projects in several states. Gasoline and other flammable materials were inside the building and it’s believed there was at least one explosion.
Empting says a section of roof collapsed and he estimates that there was fire and smoke damage to about half of the large building.
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