Other Business, Recycling / Waste Facility Durham, NC – Sprinkler system helps firefighting effort at recycling center April 10, 2015 viking210 Durham firefighters were called at 7:57 p.m. to 4619 Industry Lane in response to a structure fire at Sonoco Recycling. Once on scene firefighters determined that “moderate smoke” was coming from the rear of the building. Employees told firefighters where the fire started and that a piece of machinery used to bale recyclable material was on fire. Firefighters were able to control the fire within about 10 minutes. A sprinkler system in the building helped the firefighting effort. Fire investigators determined the cause of the fire was an overheated motor in a baler machine. No one was injured and only the machine and a “large amount of recyclable material” were damaged.
