Fire Alarm Sounds during Starke County Commissioners Meeting

The Starke County Commissioners meeting ended outside the Starke County Annex No. 1 Building Monday night after the fire alarm sounded near the conclusion of the meeting.

Firefighters from the Knox-Center Township Fire Department responded and checked the building for fire and smoke.  Neither one was detected. 

Fire Chief Kenny Pfost told WKVI News that it appeared a fault in the sprinkler system triggered the alarm.  Pfost said the incident will be reported to the sprinkler company to fix any further glitches. 

No injuries were reported.