SHIPSHAWANA, IN (WTVB) – Fire crews from more than 20 different departments from Indiana and Michigan battled a massive overnight fire at the Mudd-Ox Inc. warehouse in northern LaGrange County near the Michigan state line.
The Shipshewana Fire Department was initially dispatched Wednesday evening to the 12,000-square-foot facility , arriving to find the all-terrain vehicle manufacturing building fully engulfed in heavy flames and thick black smoke.
The intense heat briefly forced firefighters to pull back and adjust their attack strategy as neighboring agencies , including crews from Michigan, arrived to assist.
One firefighter was injured while battling the blaze and was transported to Parkview LaGrange Hospital, where officials reported him to be in stable condition.
Crews remained on scene through the early morning hours extinguishing lingering hot spots amid heavy structural damage to the facility.
Investigators have not yet determined what sparked the fire, nor have they placed a dollar amount on the loss.
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