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Crews battle large fire at Stuart manufacturing facility

The Martin County Sheriff's Office reported via Facebook that they, alongside firefighters, are working to stop a large fire at Hog Technologies on SE Commerce Avenue and SE Market Place.

Crews battle large fire at Stuart manufacturing facility

The Martin County Sheriff's Office reported via Facebook that they, alongside firefighters, are working to stop a large fire at Hog Technologies on SE Commerce Avenue and SE Market Place.

OUR BREAKING NEWS AT THE TOP OF THE PROGRAM. IT’S IN STUART TONIGHT, THE SCENE OF A LARGE FACILITY ON FIRE, A MANUFACTURING FACILITY, HARD TECHNOLOGY. TO OUR JAKE WEI LIVE AT THE SCENE IN STUART ON COMMERCE. TARA. AND HIMSELF CHIEF FOOD AND SEE YOU’RE GOING TO TELL US ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED HERE TONIGHT AGAIN. YES AT ABOUT 903, OUR UNITS ALONG WITH STUART FIRE RESCUE, SHOWED UP FOR AN ALARM AND A FIRE. A SUBSEQUENT FIRE. AT THAT TIME, THE SOUTH INTO THE STRUCTURE BEHIND US WAS WAS HEAVILY ENGULFED IN SMOKE AND FIRE. AND OF COURSE, MARTIN COUNTY FIRE RESCUE SENT COPIOUS AMOUNT OF ENGINES OUT HERE TO FACILITY THIS A BIG FACILITY BEHIND US. LOTS OF SMOKE DAMAGE, LOTS OF FIRE INSIDE. THEY’VE BEEN WORKING THIS MAINLY FROM THE OUTSIDE IN AND AT THIS POINT, THE FIRE IS CONTAINED. THERE’S SOME LITTLE POP UP FIRES, BUT THE FIRE ITSELF IS CONTAINED. AND OF COURSE, THERE’S HEAVY SMOKE DAMAGE INSIDE AND INJURIES. DO WE HAVE ANY INJURIES TO REPORT? THERE WERE RUMORS OF INJURIES, THANKFULLY, THERE ARE NO INJURIES FROM EITHER PEOPLE THAT WORK IN THE FACILITY OR FIRE RESCUE. SO EVERYBODY’S GOOD, RIGHT? JAMES, COULD YOU COME OVER HERE FOR ONE SECOND? AND TODD, I ALSO WANTED TO SEE THE OWNER OF HOG TECHNOLOGIES AND THAT’S JAMES. JAMES, CAN YOU TELL ME QUICKLY WHAT YOU DO HERE? AND IS EVERYONE ALL RIGHT? SO WE DO A LOT OF HEAVY MANUFACTURING IN HERE. WE MANUFACTURE TRUCKS THAT REMOVE RUBBER FROM RUNWAYS AROUND THE WORLD IN 57 COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD. AND WE BUILD PINK STRIPING AND THERMAL PLASTIC STRIPING EQUIPMENT FOR ROADWAY TRAFFIC DELINEATION. HOW ARE YOU FEELING LOOKING AT THIS? AND DO YOU HAVE A MESSAGE FOR THE PEOPLE OF STUART AND FOR YOUR EMPLOYEES? FIRST OF ALL, I’M EXTREMELY GRATEFUL FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS. THEY RESPONDED SO QUICKLY AND CONTINUED TO FIGHT. THIS IS THIS THIS FIRE. AND I’M JUST REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THE PEOPLE HAVE HAULED. WE’RE RESILIENT BUNCH. WE’RE A VERY UNLIKELY LOCAL SUCCESS STORY. AND WE’RE SUCCESSFUL BECAUSE OF THE SPIRIT OF THESE MEN AND WOMEN THAT ARE PART OF OF HOG. WE’RE FIGHTERS. AND FROM THE ASHES WE WILL RISE. AND I SAW THAT HERE FIRSTHAND. TODD. I SAW A GROUP OF EMPLOYEES. THEY’RE ACTUALLY STILL HERE, OVER THERE HUGGING EACH OTHER, ACTUALLY DOING A CHANT AND A CHEER, TEAMWORK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. SO THIS TRULY IS A RESILIENT COMPANY. AND AGAIN, THANK YOU TO THE
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Crews battle large fire at Stuart manufacturing facility

The Martin County Sheriff's Office reported via Facebook that they, alongside firefighters, are working to stop a large fire at Hog Technologies on SE Commerce Avenue and SE Market Place.

Martin County Fire Rescue battled a large fire at a Stuart manufacturing site Friday night. The Martin County Sheriff's Office said that around 9 p.m., crews were dispatched to Hog Technologies on SE Commerce Avenue and SE Market Place."When they showed up on the south end of the building, flames were coming from the roof," said Chief John Budensiek. "Smoke has been coming out of every orifice of this building."Investigators say the building was closed at the time of the fire. No injuries were reported. Crews are expected to be stationed at the scene Saturday to monitor hotspots. The owner of Hog Technologies was at the scene Friday with some words for the community."First of all I’m extremely grateful for our first responders they responded so quickly and continued to fight this fire and I’m just really grateful for the people of Hog, we’re a resilient bunch were a very unlikely local success story, and were successful because of the spirit of these men and women that are a part of hog were fighters and from the ashes, we will rise."A look at the world around us: WPBF 25 News Forecasting Our FutureDeputies believe that everyone in the building has evacuated.At this time, there is extensive damage to the building.The sheriff advises everyone to avoid the area.This is a developing story; we will update this article as more information becomes available.

Martin County Fire Rescue battled a large fire at a Stuart manufacturing site Friday night.

The Martin County Sheriff's Office said that around 9 p.m., crews were dispatched to Hog Technologies on SE Commerce Avenue and SE Market Place.

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"When they showed up on the south end of the building, flames were coming from the roof," said Chief John Budensiek. "Smoke has been coming out of every orifice of this building."

Investigators say the building was closed at the time of the fire. No injuries were reported.

Crews are expected to be stationed at the scene Saturday to monitor hotspots.

The owner of Hog Technologies was at the scene Friday with some words for the community.

"First of all I’m extremely grateful for our first responders they responded so quickly and continued to fight this fire and I’m just really grateful for the people of Hog, we’re a resilient bunch were a very unlikely local success story, and were successful because of the spirit of these men and women that are a part of hog were fighters and from the ashes, we will rise."

A look at the world around us: WPBF 25 News Forecasting Our Future

Deputies believe that everyone in the building has evacuated.

At this time, there is extensive damage to the building.

The sheriff advises everyone to avoid the area.

This is a developing story; we will update this article as more information becomes available.