DeCoty Fire

Fire fighters responded to a fire at the DeCoty Coffee Company plant on Austin Street yesterday just after noon. While the plant has an internal fire brigade, they needed assistance with the fire that was in the in the plants's roaster chimney area. The San Angelo Fire Department discharged 90 pounds of dry chemical extinguisher into the building’s chimney system from the roof. Battalion Chief Ricky Long said the dry extinquisher did most of the work, and less than a five gallon bucket of water was necessary to cut the heat. Long said he has responded to multiple fires at DeCoty and that  the SAFD actually trains at the building. DeCoty may have to replace two sections of pipe and melted insulation material to repair the damage.