Saturday Morning Fire Hits Area Grinding Plant

Firefighters from 10 area departments, including Wauwatosa, responded to a Saturday morning blaze at a Brookfield grinding plant on 126th Street, just north of Burleigh Road.

Patch's media partners at WISN Channel 12 are reporting that the fire at Walenta Grinding, 3150 N. 126th St., broke out around 9 a.m. An off-duty police officer saw smoke in the area and called 911, WISN reported.

The fire was confined to one small area of the building and no injuries were reported, according to WISN. It was brought until control around 10 a.m.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that more than 10 area fire departments assisted in battling the blaze.

Walenta Grinding was founded in 1949 and is a centerless grinding machine shop that provides polishing and straightening services to customers throughout the Midwest.