FIRE AT REP IN LORAIN

Lorain Fire Department responded to Republic Engineered Products (REP) around 2:30 this morning for a report of “molten metal spewing & igniting fires inside a building”.

Lorain Fire Officials said when they arrived they found a turntable on the third level that did not close and was spewing molten lead causing the fires. Firefighters evacuated all employees from the building then waited for the spewing metal to stop. After the fire was extinguished Firefighters stood by due to a gas leak and other safety issues.

There were no report of any injuries and the damage estimate is not known at this time.