No injuries reported in Moniteau County processing plant fire

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

No injuries were reported after a processing plant in California, Missouri, caught fire on Sunday night, according to a social media post from the California Fire Department.

Crews were called at 11 p.m. to Pitman Family Farms on East Smith Street for a fire that was “visible in the lunchroom area and possibly above the ceiling,” the post says. The department wrote that responding crews determined the fire involved an air conditioning unit above the breakroom.

“Fire crews arrived and made entry into the facility, where visible smoke was present in the lower level of the building,” the post says. “Crews advanced to a second-floor mechanical area and located a large industrial condenser unit with visible flames. Water was quickly applied, and the fire was extinguished. Crews then verified the fire had not extended into the roof structure before shifting operations to smoke removal and ventilation.”

The fire was brought under control within 15 minutes and was “contained to the condenser unit and its immediate surroundings,” the post says.