No injuries reported after machine fire at Sidney factory overnight
Firefighters in Sidney battled a machine fire at a factory overnight.
Firefighters were called out to Auria of Sidney on Schlater Drive around 12:12 a.m. Thursday on reports of a machine on fire.
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When they got to the scene, firefighters saw light smoke coming out of the plant from ventilation units and an overhead door.
Firefighters went into the plant through the overhead door to extinguish the fire. When they got inside, they found that fiber material in the machine was the only product burning.
Assistant Fire Chief Jason Truesdale said the estimated cost of the machine lost in the fire was $100,000.
No injuries were reported.
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An initial investigation showed that the fire’s cause was probable overheating of materials in the molding process.
Auria is “the leading global supplier of automotive acoustical and textile solutions,” according to the Sidney Chamber of Commerce.
