Fire damages Dickinson trash baling facility

DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) — Sanitation workers in Dickinson are cleaning up after a fire at the city’s trash baling facility. Fire Chief Bob Sivak said trash on the baler’s conveyer belt ignited Tuesday, filling the building with heavy smoke and leaving a thick layer of soot on everything.

DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) — Sanitation workers in Dickinson are cleaning up after a fire at the city’s trash baling facility.

Fire Chief Bob Sivak said trash on the baler’s conveyer belt ignited Tuesday, filling the building with heavy smoke and leaving a thick layer of soot on everything.

Sivak said the baler and the conveyer also suffered heat damage.

Ron Bachmeier, senior public works specialist, said damages might total $120,000.

Bachmeier believes something must have been smoldering in the garbage for hours. He said an employee walked by the trash before leaving at about 8 p.m. Monday and did not smell smoke. The fire alarm went off just after 2 a.m. Tuesday.

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