No injuries after fire at BlueOval SK; plant operations normal

A fire at the BlueOval SK Battery Park Sunday sent a plume of black smoke high above the Glendale facility.

According to a statement from BlueOval SK, the fire occurred at around 5 p.m. on April 28 “in an unmanned, exterior building on the southwest side of the Kentucky 1 plant at BlueOval SK Battery Park.” The facility’s emergency procedures were activated and the BOSK emergency response team responded to the fire.

BOSK said in the statement: “Our emergency response team had the incident under control quickly. We are thankful for the Glendale Volunteer Fire Department, who responded as part of normal procedures. No injuries were reported and the event was contained to the exterior building.”

BlueOval SK says the cause of the fire is under investigation, and normal operations at the plant continue.