A laboratory fire at a General Electric (GE) facility in Dayton caused a large fire response Monday afternoon.
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The fire was reported at the GE EPISCenter at 111 Riverpark Drive, near the University of Dayton, at approximately 4:43 p.m.
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Dayton Fire Department District Chief Nick Judge said initial reports indicated that the fire was inside one of the laboratories.
Hazmat crews were called to the scene as a precaution because fire crews didn’t know what was in the laboratory, according to Judge.
Everyone safely evacuated the building before firefighters arrived.
“This building provides a lot of unique challenges to us. There’s a lot of higher voltage and a lot of machinery that crews are not very familiar with that could present a lot of dangers to us,” Judge said.
AES Ohio had to shut off power before firefighters could go inside the building.
Judge said his crews had to rely on the building staff because they know more information about the processes and testing that happen here.
The fire was contained to one of the labs and the sprinkler system put out most of the flames.
Once firefighters were able to get inside, they extinguished the remaining flames, according to Judge.
No one was injured in this incident.
Judge said the fire started in a piece of machinery, but the cause remains under investigation.
It is unclear how much damage this fire caused.
News Center 7 will continue to follow this story.
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