LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Fire crews responded to a fire within the J.M. Smucker plant on Winchester Road a little after 11 a.m. Monday.
Fire officials tell us one of the roasters within the plant caught on fire. We are told the sprinkler system activated and knocked down the bulk of the fire. The fire did extend outside the point of origin to the roof and at least one of the stacks.
Officials also tell us fire crews identified another incident, a small ammonia leak, in the same block of Winchester Road.
The fire has been extinguished, the ammonia leak was contained to the area of origin, and the structure has been ventilated.
This is a developing story, stay with us for the latest updates.
