MINOR DAMAGE IN TYSON PLANT FIRE

FIRE CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE MONDAY MORNING AT THE TYSON MEATS PLANT IN DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA.

CLINT RASMUSSEN OF THE DAKOTA CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT SAYS MACHINERY OVERHEATED AND SET THE WOOD FRAME OF THE ROOF ON FIRE IN THE BY-PRODUCT RENDERING PART OF THE PLANT.

SOUTH SIOUX CITY'S LADDER TRUCK WAS CALLED IN TO ASSIST, AND THE FIRE WAS QUICKLY CONTAINED.

TYSON SPOKESMAN GARY MICKELSON SAYS NO EMPLOYEES WERE INJURED AND NO INTERRUPTION OF PLANT OPERATIONS OCCURRED. THE FIRE WAS REPORTED AROUND 6:15AM.