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Wheel factory in NW Iowa destroyed by fire

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May 27th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Fire departments from eight northwest Iowa communities battled a fire last (Wednesday) night that destroyed a factory near Orange City. The Kiezer Aluminum Wheel Company makes high performance aluminum wheels used primarily for race cars. The fire started at about 9:30 p.m. and firefighters were at the scene for more than four hours. Orange City Fire Chief Denny Vander Wel says he isn’t certain as to what may have caused the fire, but he estimates damage to be in excess of four million dollars with the building and manufacturing contents all destroyed.