Fire causes minimal damage to business

A fire at a Moorhead business Sunday morning could have been much worse if not for the building’s emergency sprinkler system.

Moorhead firefighters responded to a fire at Pactiv, 3010 42nd St. S., about 11:15 a.m.

The fire started in the business’ receiving storage area, which contained bundles of paper, said Assistant Fire Chief Joe Gaughan.

“There was quite a fire load there, but thankfully they had a sprinkler system and the sprinkler system worked fine,” he said.

Pactiv produces specialty packaging products for the consumer and foodservice/food packaging markets, according to its Web site.

Firefighters contained the fire, which caused minimal damage to the building’s structure, Gaughan said.

“A lot of paper got damaged, but I think that because they use recycled paper, they can still use it in their process,” he said.

The cause of the fire was undetermined Sunday night.

Moorhead Fire & Rescue Picture Supplement

Pactiv Plant in South Moorhead

Fire was contained to the Paper Receiving Area

(large door in foreground and Left door in background)

Wet and charred paper and egg carton remains from the fire.

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Last modified: August 02, 2007