CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio — A machine explosion touched off a fire inside a rear outbuilding at a wood-processing plant on Owens Road early Sunday, drawing a multi-department response from across Pickaway County, the Pickaway Township Fire Department said.
Crews were dispatched around 7 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 18, to 2500 Owens Road, the address of American Wood Fibers, a wood-fiber processing facility on the edge of Circleville, after reports of the explosion and an active fire, the department said in a Facebook post. Arriving firefighters with Engine 201 found debris scattered across the ground and smoke and flames coming from a rear outbuilding.
Crews used ladder equipment to help knock down the fire before shifting into extensive overhaul operations, checking for hot spots and making sure the affected area was fully extinguished, according to the fire department.
Several outside agencies assisted at the scene, including the Pickaway County Sheriff’s Office, Clearcreek Township Fire & EMS, Box 65, Scioto Township Fire Department, Harrison Township Fire Department of Ashville, and Saltcreek-Tarlton Volunteer Fire Department, the fire department said. Firefighters from Jackson Township Firefighters Local 2672 and Circleville Firefighters IAFF Local 1232 also responded.
No injuries were reported, the department said. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
The information contained in this story was obtained from the Pickaway Township Fire Department.
