Crime & Safety
Early Morning Blaze Damages St. Charles Manufacturing Plant
The fire broke out at about 3:15 a.m. at the facility on Kirk Road. No one was injured in the blaze, according to fire officials.
ST. CHARLES, IL —No one was injured in a blaze that broke out at a manufacturing plant early Thursday in St. Charles.
The St. Charles Fire Department responded to Pactiv at 315 S. Kirk Road at about 3:15 a.m. and found moderate smoke inside the manufacturing area and a visible fire in a ceiling-mounted machine, according to a news release from the fire department.
Firefighters brought the blaze under control within six minutes. No one was injured, and the fire caused about $10,000 in damage to machinery.
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The structure was not damaged and the business will continue to be able to operate, according to the news release.
The cause of the blaze remains under investigation.
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