A three-alarm fire ripped through the Domino Sugar facility in Baltimore Tuesday afternoon, destroying a storage silo. No injuries were reported as firefighters battled the blaze for hours. Several employees had to be rescued by fire boat.
According to Blair Adams of the Baltimore City Fire Department, the fire originated in a storage shed that contains raw sugar, made its way to a conveyer belt, and traveled up the conveyor belt.”
The American Sugar Refining Group, which owns the Domino released a statement saying the factory had halted operations and an investigation into the fire was underway.
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Baltimore firefighters are still at the Domino Sugar Factory in Locust Point after a fire destroyed the sugar-storage building.It is still a very active scene as remains of the sugar storage facility known as the sugar shack.Fire officials said they let a number of hot spots inside burn overnight because the fire is contained. Now, they are bringing in heavy equipment to help in putting out those hot spots.It isn’t the first time Domino Sugar has had a close call like this.It was a pretty impressive scene on Tuesday as smoke billowed from the Domino Sugar Plant. The heat was so intense, it managed to damage a fire engine.According to American Sugar Refining INC., the fire started in the building known as the sugar shack, which houses raw sugar for refining. I was on the phone talking to somebody and he said, Oh, your place is burning down. I said, What are you talking about? They said, Domino Sugar is on fire. So, when I found out I said, Oh God, they’re not going to
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Baltimore firefighters are still at the Domino Sugar Factory in Locust Point after a fire destroyed the sugar-storage building.
It is still a very active scene as remains of the sugar storage facility known as the sugar shack.
Fire officials said they let a number of hot spots inside burn overnight because the fire is contained. Now, they are bringing in heavy equipment to help in putting out those hot spots.
It isn’t the first time Domino Sugar has had a close call like this.
It was a pretty impressive scene on Tuesday as smoke billowed from the Domino Sugar Plant. The heat was so intense, it managed to damage a fire engine.
A fire at the Domino Sugar plant sent white smoke billowing over the Inner Harbor in Baltimore, Maryland, last Tuesday, but no injuries were immediately