Remington Arms Plant Ignites Into Flames

[GotGuns]

http://www.wfsb.com/news/15121031/detail.html

 

[pdm]

That's not good.

 

[Rockrivr1]

That's not good.

+1 Not a good thing at all.

 

[z0mbi]

So... was it an active plant, or an abandoned building like they said in the article?

 

[pdm]

Probably an unused building on their campus.

 

[M1911]

Remington Arms Plant Ignites Into Flames

As opposed to igniting into something other than flames

 

[icyclefar]

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Fire officials call a third alarm for a fire at an abandoned building on Wednesday afternoon.

Was it abandoned before, or after the fire?

 

[Jose]

That's the old Union Metallic Cartridge plant in Bridgeport.

 

[6hold]

Thanks for the info and link GotGuns.

The video had the fire chief saying that the building has been unoccupied for ten years and that the fire is “suspicious” in origin. He said they had other small fires from vagrants from time to time and that people have been going in to steel piping etc. for salvage money. I’m just glad it’s not a working factory.

 

[vellnueve]

yeah, like we need ammo prices any higher.

 

[MarkM]

Follow the money, someone will be making an insurance claim on the building.

 

[USMC109]

My father is a Bridgeport fire captain and was at that fire.The building has been vacant for many years and is not even owned by Remington anymore.They suspect it was arson started by a bum.There is something like $10-12 million dollars owed in back taxes on the property by the owner Sal Dinardo.This plant has not been active since after the Gulf war.

 

[bobsher]

There was also a minor fire at the Ilion,NY plant on Friday.