COLUMBUS, Ohio – A firefighter was taken to the hospital with minor injuries suffered while battling a fire at the Owens Corning plant in Newark overnight.
The two-alarm fire apparently broke out at approximately 2:00 a.m. when a hot ember ignited debris in a large air filter in a vent that releases air from the interior of the plant, assistant chief John Clouse of the Newark Fire Department.
The fire was difficult to reach, but caused no structural damage, Clouse said. It was contained at 3:17 a.m., according to a dispatcher at the county’s 911 center.
Clouse says he used his command car to take the firefighter to the hospital where he was being treated in the emergency room.