Scriba, N.Y. ― A fire broke out at the Novelis aluminum plant in Oswego County Thursday just two months after a destructive fire at the same factory.
Multiple fire departments are fighting the blaze that broke out around 9 a.m. in the Scriba plant’s hot mill section, according to dispatches from the Oswego County 911 Center.
Heavy smoke and fire could be seen from outside the factory. Workers were safely evacuated.
Syracuse.com | The Post-Standard drone captured video (above) and photos (below) of the firefighters pouring water on the factory.
A fire that rocked the plant in September took more than 20 fire departments four hours to extinguish.
The plant suffered extensive damage and stopped producing aluminum sheets. The company was hoping to get the plant operational in December.
Novelis employs more than 1,100 people at the plant in the town of Scriba, near Oswego. It is one of Oswego County’s largest employers.
Novelis says it is the world’s largest supplier of aluminum sheets to the automotive industry, with a global market share of about 50%. The plant’s Sept. 16 fire severely disrupted the American auto industry supply chain.
Fire breaks out at Oswego Novelis factory for second time in two months
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