Fire at Durham recycler blamed on machine motor

Fire damaged a bundling machine and materials at a recycling plant Wednesday night after a motor overheated, firefighters said.

Smoke was coming from the back of a building at Sonoco Recycling at 4619 Industry Lane when the first trucks arrived shortly after 8 p.m., Deputy Chief Chris Iannuzzi said.

Workers led firefighters to the burning machine, and they had the flames under control within 10 minutes, Iannuzzi reported.

No one was hurt.

This story was originally published April 9, 2015 at 7:30 AM with the headline "Fire at Durham recycler blamed on machine motor."