A small section of smoldering insulation caused a fire in a crawlspace at the Chromium Process Co. factory building at 113 Canal St. Monday evening.
At about 4:39, a passerby saw smoke coming from the building.
Volunteer firefighters from Shelton and a haz-mat team from Derby responded to the scene.
Within five minutes the small fire was doused, said Shelton assistant fire chief Nick Verdicchio.
There were no injuries or haz-mat incidents reported, Verdicchio said.
Valentine Smith, a maintenance worker for Chromium Process Co., said the fire was likely caused by work done on the pipes Monday.
According to Smith, workers used a propane torch Monday afternoon to thaw out frozen water pipes at the factory.
“It was only a three-foot piece of pipe insulation smoldering,” Smith said.
While haz-mat crews responded as a precaution, Smith said there wasn’t anything to worry about.
“There’s nothing flammable in there anyway,” Smith said.
Chromium Process Co. makes plating for screws, faucets and washers, Smith said.
The following was posted at 5:12 p.m.
Firefighters quickly extinguished a small fire in a crawl space at the Chromium Process Co. on Canal Street.
A passerby saw smoke coming from the building at about 4:39 p.m.
Shelton firefighters were sent to the scene and called in Derby firefighters as a precaution.
The fire was extinguished within five minutes.
No injuries were reported.
Firefighters were still on the scene as of 5:15 p.m.
