TriStar Molding Inc. a custom injection molder in Marcellus, Mich., suffered major damage in an overnight fire Feb. 25 and 26.
Firefighters were called around 11 p.m. The company posted on social media that no one was hurt in the fire and firefighters were able to save a new portion of the building, but an older area was a total loss.
The company posted on Facebook: "We want to thank everyone from all the fire departments, first responders, all emergency crews who came out last night! Praise God for all of you! You worked tirelessly all night and several were there today still!"
"You saved our new addition and we are so grateful for all you did and continue doing! It was organized chaos with probably every department in the county and no one got hurt! Much love and appreciation for all of your incredible efforts!"
The company in the southeastern part of the state also posted that it will continue to pay employees until a further plan is decided.
"At this time we do not have any new information to share but we do want to reassure all of our employees that we will be continuing to pay payroll while we figure out our game plan," the company wrote in another Facebook post. "So please do not stress about that for the time being. I will notify you if or when that changes. Thank you for the continued support and prayers!"
According to the company website, TriStar is a family-owned molder with presses ranging from 25-610 tons of clamping force. Key end markets include office furniture, residential furniture, commercial trucks and construction.
Plastics News was unable to get in contact with TriStar Molding for further comments.