Mar 24, 2006

A Monroe cheese storage facility goes up in flames.

Early Friday afternoon, five fire departments and more than 60 firefighters responded to the warehouse fire in downtown Monroe.

Fire officials say they are confident they have determined the cause of the blaze at the facility used by the Roth Case Company.

"We believe that some contractor's equipment had been left in that area and a heat lamp that was being used had overheated and started the insulation in the cooler on fire," explains Monroe Fire Chief Daryl Rausch.

The warehouse was in use at the time, but was undergoing renovations to add cooler space.