TOWN OF WILSON, Wis. --
Four firefighters were injured in a fire in a chemical lab in Sheboygan County, according to the Sheboygan County Sheriff's Department.
Smoke was reported from Lab 1 at Aldrich Chemical, 5485 County Highway V, in the Town of Wilson. The plant is between Sheboygan and Cedar Grove, just west of Interstate 43.
The Town of Wilson Fire Department was initially dispatched to the scene. Mutual aid from Oostburg, Cedar Grove, Sheboygan Falls and city of Sheboygan Fire Departments was requested.
Lt. Mark Rupnik of the Sheboygan County Sheriff's Department said the fire was under control about 90 minutes after the initial call.
The firefighters were taken to area hospitals as a precaution with non-life-threatening injuries. Their conditions were not known late Tuesday afternoon.
County Highway V between Interstate 43 and County Road A was closed for a few hours but has reopened.
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