Large Fire Hits Tenn. Computer Refurb Business
LEBANON, Tenn. --
A large fire Monday afternoon at a Lebanon company that specializes in refurbishing computers could be seen for about 20 miles.
The company, Omni Resource Recovery, located at 222 Business Park Drive, was full of boxes, Styrofoam, chemical and plastic when the fire occurred at 1:30 p.m., said officials.
Crews believe the fire started when a computer battery overheated.
One firefighter suffered heat exhaustion but was treated and resumed fighting the fire. The 20 employees inside the business were evacuated and not hurt.
The blaze was also accompanied by explosions after two propane gas tanks caught fire.
There was a separate fire at the same warehouse about three weeks ago, but that fire was extinguished quickly. Crews said that fire was caused by the same problem, an overheated battery.
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