CHICAGO, June 8 (Xinhua) -- A fire broke out at a biodiesel facility on Thursday in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, causing damage but no injuries.
Fire fighters responded to a report of fire on Thursday morning at a renewable energy plant building in DeForest, some 25 km north of Madison, the capital of Wisconsin.
Crews arriving at the site saw smoke and flames from one building. It took about an hour to get the fire under control, reported Wisc-TV.
Fortunately, all employees were safely evacuated and no one was injured. The cause of the fire was still under investigation, said officials, who estimated the damage at 1 million U.S. dollars.
In September 2014, a similar fire burned through the roof of a building on the same site, causing panic among local residents. The plant at that time reportedly stored methanol and hydrogen, both highly flammable.
