Fire At Cement Plant Extinguished

Great work by cement plant workers and CFD crews on a small commercial fire on Suck Creek Road. Around 6:45 AM Thursday, staff members at Buzzi Unicem USA’s Signal Mountain Plant noticed smoke coming from a machine that grinds up rock. Hydraulic oil caught fire and the workers put it out several times but it kept reigniting so they alerted the CFD.

A second alarm was called to bring extra manpower and resources to the scene and responding companies found slight fire between metal paneling and the machinery. The plant’s staff got a majority of it knocked down with fire extinguishers but there was still some trapped in insulation so firefighters overhauled the area to make sure everything was fully extinguished.

There were no injuries. Quint 17, Squad 1, Ladder 1, Quint 16, Quint 14, Squad 20, Engine 12, Battalion 1, Battalion 2, Battalion 3 (Green Shift), CFD Special Operations and Hamilton County 911’s Incident Dispatch Unit responded. The plant expected to have everything back up and running in a few hours. We appreciate the assistance of their staff on the scene. Thanks also to Mutual Aid and our other units who provided coverage at CFD fire halls during the response.

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