Fire reported at the ethanol plant on Calvert Street

By: Matt Nagy

Posted: Mar 15, 2022 10:41 PM EST

NOW: Fire reported at the ethanol plant on Calvert Street

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- The South Bend Fire Department reports that units were called to the South Bend Ethanol plant on Calvert Street just before 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday for a fire.

Officials confirm that a corn dryer caught on fire and started the blaze.

The fire was contained in approximately an hour after fire units were called and the scene is now clear, officials say.