DeFOREST, Wis. - A fire Thursday morning at a biodiesel facility in DeForest caused about $1 million worth of damage, fire officials said.
Dispatch said the DeForest Fire Department responded to a report of a fire at 9:16 a.m. at the Renewable Energy Group building at 605 Basset St., formerly Sanimax.
The DeForest Fire Department said crews arriving at the site saw smoke and flames. It took about an hour for crews to get the fire under control.
Dane County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Elise Schaffer said deputies also responded to the scene to assist DeForest crews.
The fire department said all employees were accounted for and no one was injured.
Officials said Thursday afternoon that the cause of the fire is under investigation.