Workers evacuated after fire breaks out at Franklin business

Workers at Boral Building Products in Franklin were allowed to return to work after a fire forced an evacuation at the business Thursday morning.

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Firefighters were dispatched to the facility at 200 Shotwell Drive around 8:10 a.m. on reports of a heating unit that caught fire.

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Workers were evacuated from the building while crews extinguished the fire and cleared out smoke, investigators said.

Employees were allowed to return inside the building around 9:15 a.m.

No injuries were reported. Additional details were not available.

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