Malfunctioning heater, busted water pipe cause incident at Jeld-Wen
KAYLEE LINDENMUTH / SHENANDOAH SENTINEL - Firefighters at the scene of Jeld Wen in Ringtown on Dec. 26, 2022.
RINGTOWN – Firefighters were met with smoke and ice after a heater malfunctioned and a water pipe burst at Jeld-Wen here Monday.
Crews were called to the window manufacturer on the west side of town around 5pm for an automatic fire alarm.
Ringtown Valley Fire Chief Joseph Gilbert said firefighters were met with a smoke condition in the lobby.
The crew of a ladder truck from Shenandoah found the cause to be one of the rooftop heaters that make up the buildings HVAC system.
The smoke condition, he said, tripped a fire alarm in the front vestibule of the building. Sprinklers were tripped as well, and a water pipe burst at the front door, creating a waterfall at the entrance.
No injuries were reported, no further damage was reported, apart from water damage in the vestibule and the damaged heater.
Gilbert said the Ringtown Water Authority was contacted to shut off water at the plant.
The fire call was held to crews from Ringtown, Shenandoah, and Aristes. Shenandoah Ambulance and fire police from Shenandoah and Ringtown assisted at the scene.
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