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Fire burns wood pile outside potato-chip factory in Santa Rosa do Sul
A fire burned a large wood pile outside a potato-chip factory in Santa Rosa do Sul, in southern Brazil, early on Wednesday.
The pile was beside a boiler at the factory, near the BR-101 highway.
Firefighters from Passo de Torres arrived at about 2 a.m.
and found the flames concentrated in the wood outside the building.
They used about 2,000 litres of water, and a backhoe helped move the large amount of wood so the fire could be put out.
The fire was extinguished, and the site was left in the care of the factory owners.
No information was given about the cause, property damage or injuries.
The reports do not describe any further action after the firefighting ended.
A fire burned a large pile of wood outside a potato-chip factory in Santa Rosa do Sul, Brazil.
Firefighters were called at about 2 a.m. on Wednesday, October 28, 2026.
The wood pile was near a boiler beside the BR-101 highway.
Firefighters used about 2,000 litres of water and requested a backhoe to help remove the wood.
The sources reported no information about the fire’s cause; one said there was no information about injuries.
- Who
- Firefighters from Passo de Torres responded, with support from the municipal Civil Defense.
- What
- A fire burned a wood pile outside a potato-chip factory.
- When
- About 2 a.m. on Wednesday, October 28, 2026.
- Where
- At the factory in Vila São Cristóvão, Santa Rosa do Sul, near kilometre 449 of the BR-101.
- Why
- The cause of the fire was not stated.
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Firefighters were called to a reported industrial building fire in Santa Rosa do Sul.
They found flames concentrated in an outdoor wood pile near a boiler.
Firefighters used about 2,000 litres of water and requested a backhoe to help remove the wood.
The site was left in the company owners’ care.
- Location
- Vila São Cristóvão, Santa Rosa do Sul
- Roadside location
- BR-101, kilometre 449
- Reported time
- About 2 a.m., October 28, 2026
- Water used
- About 2,000 litres
- Equipment requested
- A backhoe for removing the wood pile