
Large Fairfield machine shop damaged in fire overnight
Early Wednesday morning, Fairfield Fire says crews responded to the facility along Huntington Drive, off of Peabody Road, after getting reports of a fire.
At the scene, crews found light smoke coming from a machine shop. The flames were contained to a piece of machinery.
Workers had evacuated from the shop before firefighters arrived and no injuries were reported.
Crews were out through the early morning hours doing smoke removal and mopping up the fire.
Exactly what started the fire is under investigation.
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