Turkey Creek/Syracuse Fire Department was called at 6:22 a.m. today Tuesday, June 23, to a dust collector fire at Jasper Plastics, Railroad Avenue, Syracuse.
All employees were evacuated.
One individual sustained burns and was transported to St. Joseph Hospital, Fort Wayne.
While the fire had been extinguished before firefighters arrived, the plant was checked for hot spots. A few hot spots were found and extinguished.
Firefighters were at the scene approximately one hour.
The Jasper Plastics Story:
Incorporated
in 2006, Jasper Plastics was originally founded in 1968 by Kimball
International to support the Hospitality and Office Furniture markets by
providing beautiful furniture with quality finishes and detail.Today Jasper Plastics is a manufacturer for industry leading OEM’s, specializing in the manufacture of rigid foam polyurethane component parts with high quality paint and stain finishes. The future for Jasper Products includes extensive
movement
into molded fiberglass products as well as continuing to further our
current capabilities with rigid foam polyurethane component parts. Jasper Plastics two facilities in Syracuse and Loogootee Indiana feature over 250,000 sq ft of
molding,
painting, drying, assembly, machining, robotic and assembly line
processes that are ready to bring your rigid foam polyurethane and
fiberglass concepts into reality.