Quick action saves Sentinel from plant fire pg. 26

By: Lucia Moses A pressman's quick response to a small fire at The Orlando Sentinel saved the paper's plant from destruction.
Newsprint got tangled in an infeed roller, causing friction, which started the fire the evening of April 26. A pressman noticed it, quickly stopped the press, and put out the fire, says Colleen Dykes, Sentinel spokeswoman.
No one was injured, but about 50 press room employees were evacuated because of smoke and water. Delivery was mostly on time, although some customers got the paper a half-hour late, Dykes says.
Editorial staff, whose offices are next door to the printing plant, learned about the fire on the police scanner. The newspaper ran a photo and caption that quoted the fireman saying of the press operators, "They're not firemen, but they saved your plant from burning down."
The Sentinel has a circulation of 258,000 daily, 381,000 Sunday.
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