Manufacturing, Manufacturing Plant Southport, NY – Sprinkler system extinguished manufacturing fire before fire crews arrived May 7, 2019 viking210 Southport Fire official Mike Smith says that an industrial air compressor failed at the Elmira Stamping and Manufacturing Tuesday morning. Employees evacuated and a sprinkler system extinguished the fire before Southport and City of Elmira firefighters arrived. UPDATE (8:08 a.m.) The fire has been put out. Fire crews are still on the scene to complete overhaul and clean-up. According to the Southport Fire Department, the cause of the fire is unknown at this time. No injuries or damage to the building has been reported so far. The Southport and Pine City fire departments were on scene early Wednesday morning for a reported structure fire at 1704 Cedar Street in Southport. Smoke can be seen around the Elmira Stamping Manufacturing Co. building. The call came in just before 7 a.m. Our 18 News reporter on the scene says the smoke has decreased significantly.
