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Cedar Rapids firefighter, two employees injured in fire at PMX Industries
Two were transported to the hospital with minor injuries from the warehouse fire.
CEDAR RAPIDS — A Cedar Rapids firefighter and two employees suffered minor injuries in a fire at a PMX Industries warehouse Friday evening, according to a news release from the Cedar Rapids Fire Department.
Firefighters were dispatched at 9:45 p.m. to a warehouse on Willow Creek Drive SW. Crews found smoke and flames coming from pallets containing shavings of zinc, copper and other metals.
One of the PMX employees who suffered minor injuries was taken to UnityPoint Health-St. Luke's Hospital, and the other refused transport to a hospital. The injured firefighter was taken to St. Luke’s Hospital.
The fire was unintentional, the release said.
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Cedar Rapids Fire Department main station. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
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