The city said that crews had entered the building multiple times to confirm that nothing inside the house was on fire and to check on an anonymous tip that someone was live streaming from inside the building.
Moraine said that it was rotating its crews, and had recalled off-duty firemen to cover the rest of the city. They received mutual aid from Dayton, Kettering, the Miami Valley Fire District, Springfield Box 27, Washington Twp. and West Carrollton.
Finally, the city said that the investigation into the cause of the fire will begin after the building is deemed safe by a structural engineer.
Firefighters were at Fuyao Glass America Tuesday morning 36 hours after a fire was reported at the Moraine manufacturing plant Sunday night.
Moraine police and fire dispatchers confirmed a ladder crew was at the scene Tuesday morning.
A large fire started at Fuyao around 8:30 p.m. Sunday. Heavy smoke and flames were visible from the roof of the West Stroop Road facility.
The fire started on the roof on a newer part of the building, Moraine Fire Marshal Doug Hatcher said.
Thunderstorms and lightning limited the use of aerial ladders for part of Sunday night.
On Monday afternoon, Fuyao Community Relations Manager Lei Shi said production was temporarily halted, but expected to resume soon.
“Production at the impacted building is suspended to allow for comprehensive safety inspections and coordination with fire officials to address any remaining hazards,” Shi said. “Fire service officials have authorized the restoration of power to our other, unaffected building and, with all safety and production requirements met, we will resume regular operations in that other facility soon.”
Employees in the affected building have the opportunity to work in the unaffected areas, Shi added.
Credit: Bryant Billing
