Other - Manufacturing Sioux City, IA – Fire at Cargill facility caused by discarded cigarette contained with help from sprinkler system October 28, 2018 viking210 It was a discarded cigarette that started a fire at Cargill Tuesday evening. But, that fire never made it inside. However, there is heavy smoke damage to the outside of the building. This all happened just before six o’clock Tuesday evening. A truck driver noticed smoke and activated the fire alarm. The sprinklers activated – No one was hurt. We talked to fire officials who tell us a discarded cigarette in a disposal container started on fire spreading to a nearby bench. But, they say it could’ve much worse. “A truck driver just leaving the mill out on the South end of the building is the one that discovered the fire. He ran into the building, activated the alarm and notified the staff inside the building,” said Fire Captain Ryan Collins. The sprinkler system was restored and everything is back in operation. No injuries to Cargill staff, or the 20 firefighters who responded, were reported.
