Fire officials in Council Bluffs say a spark in a paint booth was the cause of a fire Tuesday at a company that refurbishes and sells heavy equipment.  Authorities told the Omaha World-Herald that an employee at Midwestern Equipment on 35th Avenue was painting equipment inside a booth designed to contain flammable vapors, when a spark caused the paint chemicals to ignite. The incident happened at around 9-a.m.

An extinguishing system inside the booth was activated but was unable to stop the spread of the flames.
Fire crews had the blaze contained within about 10 minutes. No one was injured, and the business’ owner described damage as minimal.