LFR crews were sent to the Continental rubber manufacturing plant near 56th and Seward Thursday afternoon. Public Information Officer MJ Lierman says they got the call around 2:30. “There was a piece of machinery that’s in it’s own room that caught on fire.”
She says the sprinkler system inside the room contained the fire. “LFR was called to make sure there was no extension and there were also some solvents that were involved with that machine.” Lierman says it’s unclear if any solvents caught fire.
There were no injuries and the damage totals are not yet known. Continental ContiTech specializes in the development, manufacturing, and sale of intelligent components primarily composed of rubber, plastic, metal, and fabric.