Fire at Dan Wesson Firearms

[swinokur]

From a post on THR:

Fire at Dan Wesson

The Dan Wesson Firearms plant in Norwich, NY was significantly damaged by a fire on Wednesday, November 14. All employees successfully evacuated the building and one employee is reported to have suffered burns not requiring hospitalization.

The fire is believed to have started in the basement and is speculated to have been electrical in nature. While the fire was primarily contained to the assembly department, the entire facility experienced significant water and smoke damage.

The facility is expected to remain closed through the end of 2012. Updates will be posted to www.cz-usa.com.

Dan Wesson Firearms’ parent company, CZ-USA in Kansas City, will be handling customer inquiries during the closure, but as our subject matter experts will be involved in getting the facility back up and running, we do ask for patience and understanding over the next few months. Dan Wesson parts and warranty claims will experience delays during this period. Orders placed through CZ-USA for new firearms have not been lost or cancelled and will ship as soon as possible when production resumes.
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[Elgan]

Sorry to hear about that. One of my favorite revolvers growing up was my father's Dan Wesson .357 Magnum. That thing just screamed. I had no idea CZ-USA owned them, though! Hope they get things back up and running in short order.

 

[Mt Airy]

I wonder if there was a sprinkler system?

 

[mopar92]

I would assume so given the statement of water damage.

 

[George]

The damage looks to be minimal, but bad enough to keep them closed for a bit.

News article located here with video: http://www.ammoland.com/2012/11/15/dan-wesson-firearms-closed-temporarily-due-to-fire/#axzz2Co1VHMjy

Sorry to hear of this.

 

[Indiana Jones]

I would assume so given the statement of water damage.

.....here's your sign hahahahaha

 

[swinokur]

I would assume so given the statement of water damage.

Actually hand lines do much more damage than sprinklers.