Friday morning Caleb was at work at Chapman's Icecream in Markdale. Just a normal Friday morning looking forward to the long weekend. About 9:50 am he and two other people were in PC (the Presidents Choice/nut section of the plant cleaning it before starting a new flavor.
He heard a hissing sound and thought an air hose was loose, looked up and saw sparks in the ceiling. all of a sudden it turned into flames. and they had to hurry and evacuate the building. this is what the building looks like now, it's completely destroyed.
Thank God, all 200 employees got out and there were no injuries, it could have been a lot worse. If the room wasn't down for cleaning or if they hadn't noticed it as quickly as they did.
Apparently a welder's torch is what started the fire. (we feel bad for the guy who started it, yikes to be responsible for that!!!)
Here are a few pictures of what it looks like today (Saturday)
this is the outside of PC. the caved in part is where Caleb was and where the fire started. Below is another view of PC.
It sounds like everyone gets 3 months pay through insurance (praise God!!! what a relief!!!) but it's still a huge loss. most people lost their wallets (and all their id/cash) car/house keys and wedding bands. along with their clothes and shoes. Thank God no one died but it's still a big loss.
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