Investigators are still looking into a weekend fire at a Springfield business that forced hazmat crews to be called out.
The smoldering fire broke out in a piece of equipment near storage silos at Contech, a facility in the 11-hundred block of Stevenson Drive. Springfield fire officials describe the equipment as a filter that collects plastic from the water that flows through it. Because of toxic gases and runoff from fighting the fire, hazardous materials crews were brought in.
Crews had to be rotated in and out because of the heat of the fire, but eventually brought it under control. Fire Chief Brandon Blough says the hazardous materials were contained and no additional cleanup is needed. No injuries were reported.
