GASTONIA, N.C. —
Firefighters responded to an overnight fire at Gastonia’s Freightliner plant.
The fire department told Channel 9 smoke was thick when crews first arrived.
The plant lost about $1 million in production time when it had to evacuate employees around midnight.
A vent system about the size of a fire engine went up in flames.
Damage to the equipment will cost between $75,000 and $100,000 to fix, officials said.
Firefighters were able to put out the fire and allow workers back inside by 2 a.m.
Nobody was hurt, and the building was not damaged.
Employees are to report to work as they normally would.
You're Almost Done!
Select a display name and password
{* #socialRegistrationForm *} {* socialRegistration_displayName *} {* socialRegistration_emailAddress *} {* traditionalRegistration_password *} {* traditionalRegistration_passwordConfirm *}Tell us about yourself
{* registration_firstName *} {* registration_lastName *} {* registration_postalZip *} {* registration_birthday *} {* registration_gender *} {* agreeToTerms *}