Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant Jackson, TN – Machine fire at automotive parts manufacturer suppressed by sprinkler system; Plant reopens next morning October 31, 2015 viking210 The Jackson Fire Department was called to a fire at the UGN plant Monday after an injection mold machine malfunctioned and caught fire. According to Capt. David Thompson, damage from the fire was contained to the machine itself and its exhaust system. There was minimal damage to the plant, he said. “It could’ve been [worse],” Thompson said. “If they didn’t have a good sprinkler system, the exhaust goes all the way up to the ceiling so there could have been a fire on the roof real quick. “Everything went the way it was supposed to,” Thompson said. Thompson said UGN, which makes car parts, had to be shut down for the night, but is expected to be reopen this morning.
