A fire at the Koch Foods plant in Fairfield, Ohio, caused about $50,000 worth of damage.

The Fairfield Fire Department (FFD) received the first call about the fire at approximately 7:10 a.m. on December 31, reported WLWT. Upon arrival, responders found the fire in a mechanical room on the second floor of the main part of the plant.

According to the fire department, the facility’s sprinkler system had automatically activated when the fire started, which helped prevent further spread of the fire, which was extinguished in about 20 minutes.

The cause of the fire is believed to be a malfunctioning motor in the mechanical room.

No injuries related to the fire were reported.

The FFD received assistance from several nearby fire departments.

The Fairfield plant underwent an expansion in 2022, adding to the company’s existing workforce.

Koch Foods, according to information from the WATTPoultry.com Top Poultry Companies Database, is the sixth largest poultry producer in the United States, having processed 62.10 million pounds of ready to cook chicken during the past year.