Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant Wellford, SC – Fire at chemical plant suppressed by sprinkler system; No injuries November 5, 2016 viking210 Firefighters said Hazmat was initially called in after a fire broke out at a chemical plant in Spartanburg County Tuesday morning. The fire broke out in a loading room at StarChem on Greenville Highway in Wellford, according to Startex Fire Chief Barry Ward. The fire happened when a truck opened an equipment door and fumes from an open valve ignited. The building was evacuated and the facility’s sprinkler system put out the fire. Hazmat crews were called in to make sure no dangerous chemicals were involved and the water from the sprinkler system had not been contaminated. Ward said Hazmat crews quickly determines there fire was not caused by a hazardous chemical. No one was hurt in the fire. Click here to read more about the StarChem plant’s manufacturing capabilities.
