Suffolk Fire & Rescue did their best to keep a Peanut Warehouse from spreading this morning.
13 News Now reports emergency dispatch received multiple reports of a structure fire this morning around 5:30 a.m. at the Producers Peanut Company.
When firefighters arrived, they found the central warehouse building fully involved in fire.
Two other warehouse buildings on both sides were also catching fire, and a 500-gallon propane tank was exposed, according to a news release.
Suffolk Fire Chief Michael Barakey told 13 News that the central peanut factory building collapsed and is completely destroyed.
Firefighters saved two other warehouse that sustained damage.
The cause of the fire will be under investigation by the Fire Marshal's Office.
