Fire at Capital Newspapers

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: Fire at Capital Newspapers causes $52,000 in damage : Wisconsin State Journal staff : ----------------------- : An early-morning fire Friday in the Capital Newspapers building in Madison caused approximately $52,000 in damage before an automated sprinkler system extinguished the flames. : : Jerry Simpkins, production director for Capital Newspapers — which publishes six daily papers, including the Wisconsin State Journal — said the fire started in a compressor in a mechanical room at about 2:50 a.m. : : Production assistant Peter McKercher said an employee noticed smoke coming from the room and pulled a fire alarm. The automatic sprinkler system engaged shortly thereafter. : : Madison Fire Department spokesman Eric Dahl said employees were leaving the building, 1901 Fish Hatchery Road, when firefighters arrived, and sprinklers had extinguished the fire by the time they reached the mechanical room. : : McKercher said between 40 and 50 people were working inside at the time of the fire. No one was injured. : : Dahl said investigators did not know what caused the compressor to catch fire but believe it was not set intentionally. : : McKercher said the compressor, one of four in the mechanical room, was about 25 years old. Another compressor was damaged by water but is repairable, he said. : : McKercher said the temporary loss of two compressors would not hurt production at the facility.

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