Published: August 21, 2018

AN EARLY MORNING FIRE IN LAWRENCEBURG CAUSES THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE TO THE DURA AUTOMOTIVE PLANT.  ACCORDING TO A PRESS RELEASE, FIRE FIGHTERS WITH THE LAWRENCEBURG FIRE DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS NEW PROSPECT AND ETHRIDGE WERE DISPATCHED TO 2200 HELTON DRIVE AT APPROXIMATELY 5:30 AM TO A REPORT OF A STRUCTURE FIRE WITH FLAMES SHOWING.  UPON ARRIVAL, FIRE PERSONNEL, FOUND THE BUILDING EVACUATED AND SMOKE VISIBLE FROM THE REAR OF THE BUILDING, BEFORE LOCATING MAINTENANCE EMPLOYEES ATTEMPTING TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE.  FIRE FIGHTERS CONTAINED THE BLAZE TO AN INDUSTRIAL BOOTH AND WERE ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY EXTINGUISH THE FIRE AND PREVENT FIRE SPREADING TO NEARBY EQUIPMENT.  TOTAL ESTIMATED DAMAGE TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS.  NO INJURES WERE REPORTED. THE BUILDING WAS BEEN DEEMED SAFE AND TURNED BACK OVER TO DURA AUTOMOTIVE MANAGEMENT AND RETURNED TO FULL OPERATION.