Cole Hardwood Fire

Signs of the fire that tore up cole hardwood three weeks ago are everywhere from piles of charred wood and aluminum siding to the smell of smoldering sawdust.

Cole hardwood fire.

Our history milt and jean cole bought cole hardwood formerly john i. Shafer lumber co in 1986 with a 225 000 kiln capacity and 80 000 square feet storage space. 9 fire that damaged a silo at cole hardwood. After a devastating fire in 1998 that destroyed 8 5 million board feet of inventory and eleven buildings milt cole decided to rebuild instead of cashing in and walking away.

Cole hardwood is that supplier. The only way that cole produces heat for their kilns is from wood waste that is fed to their boilers. The ever changing hardwood marketplace demands working with a solid trusted supplier. Signs of the fire that tore up cole hardwood three weeks ago are everywhere from piles of charred wood and aluminum siding to the lingering smell of smoldering sawdust.

Abstract this study examines two recent cases of ethical responses to crisis management. The 1995 fire at malden mills and aaron feuerstein s response and a 1998 fire at cole hardwoods followed by the response of ceo milt cole. When milt cole the company s owner arrived at the scene things seemed to be under control. Logansport in no injuries were reported in a sept.

Cole could ve walked away from the blaze that claimed more than half his business with a fat insurance check and enough money in the bank to live happily ever after. The reported 42 000 cubic foot silo held sawdust that was burned as fuel to generate steam heat for the company s dry kilns according to the pharos tribune. Flames rose as high as 60 feet and could be seen from 20 miles away. This video is unavailable.

But soon the fire spread to an adjacent building and raged out of control. Cole hardwood continues to expand improve by paul miller jr. On saturday june 13 1998 a fire broke out in a storage shed at cole hardwood. Cole s leadership is never taken lightly.

Cole could have walked away from the. Fueled by the customer first principles of founder milt cole cole hardwood is a worldwide resource for appalachian hardwoods serving every continent except antarctica.