The failure of an electric motor at a water treatment plant in Elgin, Illinois, started a fire in a building that houses chemicals near a water inlet area.
The fire initiated the activation of a fire-suppression system and set off an alarm, and the two water treatment employees on hand were able to escape the building.
By the time firefighters arrived, the blaze had been extinguished and the chemicals in the building didn’t ignite. Water treatment operations weren’t affected, according to officials.The town of Cary, North Carolina, is planning to test wastewater to estimate the town’s
News Briefs: Motor Failure Starts Fire in Chemicals Building at Water Treatment Facility
Also in this week's water and wastewater news, a North Carolina town will test its wastewater for opioid use; and a company selling bottled water is accused of illegally disposing of hazardous waste
