BATH TOWNSHIP, OH (WLIO) - The Bath Township Fire Department quickly got a fire under control this morning at Plastipak Packaging on Roush Road.
Bath Fire Chief Joe Kitchen reports that when crews arrived just after 8 a.m., heavy smoke and fire were coming from the rear of the building in an area where electric power comes into the facility. Plastipak Packaging employees were all evacuated from the building and safe when fire crews arrived.
Bath Fire Chief Joe Kitchen reports that when crews arrived just after 8 a.m., heavy smoke and fire were coming from the rear of the building in an area where electric power comes into the facility.
An exact damage estimate is not available yet. An investigation is underway into the cause of the fire. Investigators believe it was electrical in nature.
September 24, 2024, Press Release from Chief Joseph Kitchen, Bath Township Fire Department: Bath Township Fire Department responded to a 911 report of a fire at the Plastipak Packaging, this morning at 8:02 A.M. The plant is located at 435 Roush Road, Lima, Ohio, in Bath Township.
Upon arrival, units observed heavy smoke and fire coming from the rear of the building in an area where electric power comes into the facility. Plastipak Packaging employees had evacuated the entire building prior to the arrival of the fire department. Bath firefighters were able to get the fire under control within about 15 minutes. American Electric Power was called to the scene to disconnect power from the building.
An exact damage estimate was not available at the time of this release pending an investigation by Plastipak officials.
No employees or fire department personnel were injured.
The cause of the fire was not determined; however, it is not suspicious and fire department investigators believe it was electrical in nature.
Bath Township was assisted by the Lima Fire Department and American Township Fire Department.
