Other Business, Recycling / Waste Facility Springfield, OR – Fire at recycling facility contained by sprinkler system; No injuries reported June 27, 2018 viking210 Employees evacuated as sprinklers and firefighters extinguished a fire in the recycling facility at International Paper in Springfield on Tuesday morning. Fire crews responded to the 48th Street facility at 7:48 a.m. “Crews arrived to find all employees safely evacuated outside and the building filled with smoke. Employees reported fire in a pile of general recyclable materials. The building is protected by an automatic fire sprinkler system. The sprinkler system activated keeping the fire in check until fire crews arrived to complete extinguishment and over haul.” A Eugene-Springfield Fire Department official said firefighters initially sounded a second-alarm fire and that all available crews headed to the scene. Officials say it appeared a second alarm was called because of a large amount of smoke in the recycling portion of the plant. Quick response by fire crews, along with the sprinkler system in place, took care of the fire before it had a chance to grow, according to the fire department. No injuries were reported and workers will be allowed to return before the day is over. The cause has been deemed accidental.
