SOUTH HAVEN, Mich. — Power has been restored after a major fire broke out at East Jordan Plastics in South Haven on Friday.
The fire, which has been extinguished, started Friday afternoon in pallets of plastic stored outside the facility. It then spread inside the factory, according to South Haven Area Emergency Services (SHAES).
All employees evacuated safely, and no injuries were reported.
It took around four hours and an estimated 2 million gallons of water to extinguish the fire, according to SHAES.
Firefighters remained on the scene until Saturday morning before being cleared to leave around 6 a.m.
Due to the fire's proximity to critical energy infrastructure at a City of South Haven electric utility substation, an AEP transmission feed supplying energy to the area was cut, resulting in power outages in parts of the South Haven community.
The city said power was restored around 10:30 p.m. Friday.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation. The city said it will work alongside the company to determine the cause, as well as the proper site remediation steps and whether the fire had any environmental impact.
The city said the safe removal of material and debris has already begun.
According to SHAES, the fire postponed South Haven High School events to Saturday. The homecoming game against Constantine was moved to Watervliet High School and will begin at noon.
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