LAPEL — Early Sunday morning, firefighters from multiple departments joined forces to extinguish a fire at the Brockway-Owens glass manufacturing plant in Lapel.
Visible scorch marks were left along the north side of the building’s roof, with photographs capturing the intense effort as firefighters used aerial equipment to battle the flames.
Jason Renner, assistant chief of the Lapel/Stony Creek Township Fire Department, reported that the first emergency call came in at 6:45 a.m., alerting responders to the commercial fire.
“When crews arrived and saw flames in the roof, a second alarm was issued,” Renner said. “The fire was contained to the north side of the roof. Thankfully, there were no injuries, and we were able to limit damage to that section.”
Firefighters stayed on-site for about five hours, using an aggressive strategy to put out the fire and ensure no further damage occurred.
Several neighboring departments provided critical support, including South Madison Fire Territory, Anderson, Edgewood, Noblesville, Wayne Township (Hamilton County), Vernon Township (Hancock County), and the Madison County Emergency Management Agency.
Editor’s note: The image used with this article is an AI generated photo illustration.
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