FERRYSBURG, Mich. — Johnston Boiler Company on Pine Street in Ferrysburg caught on fire Saturday afternoon.
FOX 17 talked with the Ferrysburg Fire Chief who says ten departments responded to the flames after someone passed by around 2:30 p.m., saw the flames and called it in.
Johnston Boiler Company has been around for 158 years. FOX 17 talked with David Reinink, the president and CEO of the company, who said this is the first time this has happened. He said it's not clear how long the company will have to stop production because of the fire, but they plan to take it day-by-day.
Fire crews were able to save about two-thirds of the north end of the building.
The Ferrysburg Fire Department says the business was closed Saturday, and no one got hurt in the fire.
Crews shut down the M-104 connector to northbound US-31, as they worked to put out the flames.
Fire crews were still on scene Saturday evening, watching for hot spots and trying to figure out what caused the fire.
