Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant Rantoul, IL – Fire in filtration system at manufacturing plant contained by sprinkler system September 16, 2015 viking210 Employees at a Rantoul industrial plant were evacuated from the building Monday morning when fire broke out in a filtration unit. One employee at the Eagle Wings plant in the industrial park complained of smoke inhalation but refused to be transported to a hospital, Rantoul Fire Chief Ken Waters said. He said embers in a filtration system caught filters on fire, filling the plant with smoke. The plant’s sprinkler system contained the fire, and employees were allowed to return to the plant. Firefighters used a high-velocity fan to pull the smoke out of the building. Waters said the fire damaged 64 filters. He said the plant’s head of maintenance indicated it will be five days before new filters can be brought in, but production will not be limited because filters from another part of the plant will be used. Firefighters received the call at 8:56 a.m. and cleared the scene about 90 minutes later. Eleven firefighters responded with a ladder truck, engine and rescue unit. No dollar estimate of damage was available.
