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Gravel Shaker Catches Fire

  • Gravel Shaker Catches Fire
    Gravel Shaker Catches Fire
A gravel shaker at the Texas Aggregates plant in Mullins Prairie caught fire Thursday morning, Aug. 27. La Grange firefighters got the call around 9 a.m. Fire Chief Frank Menefee said the fire started when some employees were working on the shaker. “They were doing some cutting in there with a torch, and some slag fell, which started it up,” Menefee said. The hot slag ignited grease and oil…

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