Pallet fire at BG's Toledo Molding and Die

A pallet fire outside a Bowling Green manufacturer remains under investigation.

City firefighters were called to Toledo Molding & Die, 515 E. Gypsy Lane Road, shortly after 1 a.m. Monday. Flames from the stacks of plastic container pallets, stored at the east side of the property, could be seen from more than a quarter-mile away.

“It was a large fire and our personnel did an excellent job knocking it down,” said BG Fire Lt. Dave Hagemeyer this morning.

Kelly Conner, human resources director at the company, said approximately 60 people were working at the time, and all were evacuated safely.

“We made sure they got everybody out of the building,” Hagemeyer stated.

Bowling Green responded with two engines and its aerial truck “and everybody was moving water. We moved a lot of water to try to put that out,” he added.

Crews hooked up at city hydrants located on Klotz Road to the east, and a private hydrant on the company’s property.


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