A welding machine at a Dayton metal fabricator is being blamed for a fire Tuesday night that forced workers to evacuate the building.
An automatic welder at Mancor Ohio, 600 Kiser St., apparently kicked out a hot piece of waste into a dust collector during the production process, Dayton East District Fire Chief Vincent Wiley said.
The heated material is believed to have ignited the accumulated material in the dust collector, he said.
A fire crew was able to extinguish the fire quickly, helped by maintenance workers in the building who were able to shut off the machine.
All of the workers were able to evacuate the building on their own, Wiley said. There were no injuries.
No money estimate was given for the damage, which Wiley said was contained to the machine.
Mancor is a private company that deals in machine tools and metal forming.