Posted March 11, 2022 11:49am
(KAIR)---No injuries are reported following an early Friday morning industrial fire in Atchison.
According to a release from Atchison Fire Chief Patrick Weishaar, firefighters were called to Progress Rail Services, located at 2604 Industrial Road, shortly after 6:00 Friday morning.
When they arrived, Weishaar said “they found a fire had extended to the duct work and filter system of welding equipment inside the plant.” The firefighters were able to access the equipment and extinguish the fire, remaining on the scene “to ventilate smoke from the building and monitor the situation.”
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.