Peabody firefighters are still on the scene Wednesday afternoon at a foam factory battling a stubborn fire first reported around 3:30 pm. Tuesday, an official said.
No injuries were reported among the firefighters from Peabody and surrounding communities who joined in battling the fire on Fifth Street, Peabody Firefighter Brian L’Italien said Friday.
He said the fire was first reported around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday inside the Lifoam Industries factory and that all workers were safely evacuated. On its website, Lifoam says it created “the world’s first ... foam ice chest, and with it, an entire new industry.’’
Firefighters were on scene throughout the night and were still on scene Wednesday afternoon, officials said.
Investigators from the state fire marshal’s office are on the scene and waiting for the fire to completely extinguish so they can examine the evidence, fire marshal spokeswoman Jen Mieth said.
The hazardous material team is also conducting air monitoring tests, Mieth said. The meter readings in the area have been within safe levels, Mieth said. They were a precautionary measure as a result of the thick black smoke fuming from the building.
Video taken by Peabody firefighters and posted on the web shows heavy black smoke billowing out of the factory during the height of the three-alarm fire.
Reports from the scene:
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