116 3rd St SE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
Fire at Quaker plant extinguished before crews arrive
CEDAR RAPIDS -- A Quaker Oats fire brigade extinguished a small fire in a manufacturing area of the company's Cedar Rapids plant Wednesday afternoon.
The fire, on the 13th floor of the building, was already out when the Cedar Rapids fire department arrived on the scene. Crews proceeded to check for extension of the blaze.
Assistant Fire Chief Greg Smith said no employees were evacuated out of the building and didn't know the extent of the damage. Smith said, to his knowledge, no one was injured.
Officials did not immediately know the cause of the fire.
Fire trucks idle on the scene of a small fire at the Quaker Oats plant in downtown Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, July 11, 2012. A company fire brigade extinguished the fire before crews arrived. (Sam Lane/The Gazette-KCRG)
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