Forklift fire damages a North Liberty Business
On 27th August, 2011, a forklift caught fire, damaging a business in North Liberty.
St. Joseph County Dispatch received a fire call around 3:00am that a business which is situated at the corner of Wabash & State Street had caught fire.
Bryan Albright, Fire department chief of North liberty, said that the forklift driver was unloading bags of salt from the forklift at the time. When he had finished the job he noticed a fire below the forklift. The forklift was inside the building when it caught fire and caused a considerable amount of damage. Luckily, a police officer was passing by at the time, heard the explosions and came to offer assistance. No one was seriously injured in the incident.