Van Wert NewsLocal news for Van Wert, IA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Threat of ethanol fires bothers fire officials- March 22, 2008 "I won't let men or equipment into an area with an ethanol fire unless we can see the fire" VAN WERT, Iowa - Van Wert Fire Chief Matt Whistler worries about the trucks carrying a flammable liquid that roll by his town at all times of the day and night. via Hattiesburg Americanhttp://www.topix.net/city/van-wert-ia/2008/03/threat-of-ethanol-fires-bothers-fire-officia... Threat of ethanol blazes perturbs fire officials- March 11, 2008 "We would call local fire departments in case of a fire, but they are miles away" Des Moines Firefighter Dennis Allen demonstrates recently how an ethanol fire would be extinguished using special foam sprayed from a low angle to smother the flames and keep the ethanol from splattering. via Indianola Record-Heraldhttp://www.topix.net/city/van-wert-ia/2008/03/threat-of-ethanol-blazes-perturbs-fire-offic... |