Dive Summary:
- Officials are investigating a fire that occurred Tuesday morning at an Irving, Texas, bottling plant for drinks including Dr Pepper and 7UP.
- Dr Pepper Snapple Group Corporate Communications Director Chris Barnes said Wednesday that the fire occurred in a testing unit above the company's pilot plant and that production was expected to resume shortly.
- Irving Fire Department Marshall Derek Austin pegged the fire on a propane torch being used for roof replacement, and the blaze took 14 pieces of fire equipment and 30 firefighters to extinguish.
From the article:
... "The plant's actual bottling and canning lines, warehouses and offices are located in other areas of the facility," [Barnes] added. ...
... "The plant produces mainly carbonated soft drinks, but we also have lines that run some non-carbonated products," he said. ...
