Melting Butter At Wisconsin Dairy Fire

Battling a major fire is hard enough for first responders but then adding an element like melting butter makes it even more dangerous.

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Melting Butter At Wisconsin Dairy Fire

Wisconsin Firefighters Battle Blaze At Dairy

Dairy farming is a big deal in Wisconsin. Each place makes so many necessary products for customers including milk, cheese, butter, and ice cream to just name a few. The milk producers have massive operations north of the border. I could only imagine what it would take to put a fire out at one of those factories. Now let's think about the products in the building and what the heat from the blaze could do to them.

Melting Butter At Wisconsin Dairy Fire

Added Dangerous Twist To Wisconsin Dairy Fire

According to channel3000.com,

Portage Fire Chief Troy Haase said the fire began in a storage room filled with butter.

As the butter was heated, it melted and flowed throughout the building, making it even harder for firefighters to move throughout the facility.

Think about when you're cooking with butter and how quickly it melts when heated. Plus, it gets really messy to work with. Now, think about gallons and gallons of butter heated up by a massive blaze. That makes the situation so much worse.

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