It was for anyone within a 2-mile radius of Koch Foods Plant B, which is on Commerce Center Drive.
Reports indicate when firefighters arrived around 1 a.m., heavy smoke was showing and there was a strong odor. The Butler County Hazmat Unit is on scene.
The air is safe for locals, which is why the shelter-in-place requirement was lifted.
Lakamp said around 8 a.m. the two people taken to the hospital had already been released.
Koch Foods is a major poultry processor company and employer in Fairfield. In 2024, a small fire there caused $50,000 in damage. No people were injured and operations were only briefly interrupted.
That fire was in a mechanical room on the second floor of the main plant and was deemed accidental.
In recent years, Koch Foods has undergone a major expansion and added jobs. It is one of the largest Fairfield employers.
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