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No Injuries Reported After Fire At Plainfield Recycling Plant

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Authorities are on the scene of a fire at a Plainfield plant in Plainfield.

It happened at Groot Recycling on Clow Creek Road located at Arrowhead Industrial Park in unincorporated Plainfield.

The Oswego Fire Protection District was notified after 12:00 Friday afternoon for what was called a "small appliance fire in some machinery."

A full evacuation of the facility was conducted, and no injuries were reported.  But fire crews remain on scene.

A number of neighboring fire agencies also responded to the scene.

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