Employees at the Noble Americas Ethanol Plant in South Bend, Indiana were evacuated Thursday after a fire broke out at the plant on West Calvert Street

No injuries in fire at ethanol plant in South Bend, Indiana

 Steam rolls through this dryer unit

Typical rolling steam dryer unit for the processed corn




 

Posted: Aug 13, 2015
By Melissa Hudson 
SOUTH BEND, INDIANA -

Employees at the Noble Americas Ethanol Plant were evacuated Thursday after a fire broke out at the plant on West Calvert.

The fire started just before noon.

According to firefighters, the fire was contained to one of the rolling steam dryers for the processed corn.

"This plant here we had six engines companies 2 ladders a couple ambulances. It is a larger scale. And then upon arrival the majority of the fire was out. Very little water was used. The employees here activated their system and extinguished most of the fire," said Gerard Ellis of the South Bend Fire Department.