Fire break out at Winchester ammo plant. Will it impact production?

By Bob Owens | 10:40 AM | February 09, 2014

Firefighters said the blaze broke at a maintenance building on the site of Winchester Ammunition plant in East Alton just before 3:30 a.m. Authorities said propane cylinders exploded, but those cylinders were isolated from more dangerous materials.

The Winchester fire took place shortly after an abandoned building burned in another part of town.

The cause of each fire is under investigation.

As this fire broke out in a maintenance building and not a production area, we do not know at this time if ammunition production will be hampered.

We’ve contacted Winchester representatives, and will update this story as we know more about the fire’s impact (if any) on production.

Bob Owens is the Editor of BearingArms.com. Bob is a graduate of roughly 400 hours of professional firearms training classes, including square range and force-on force work with handguns and carbines. He is a past volunteer instructor with Project Appleseed. He most recently received his Vehicle Close Quarters Combat Instructor certification from Centrifuge Training, and is the author of the short e-book, So You Want to Own a Gun. He can be found on Twitter at bob_owens.