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Fire breaks out at GM plant in Spring Hill, production unaffected

FILE - This Friday, May 16, 2014, file photo, shows the General Motors logo at the company's world headquarters in Detroit. People who bought or leased 2016 General Motors SUVs with overstated gas mileage on the window sticker will be getting compensated, the automaker said Friday, May 20, 2016. Those who purchased their SUV will get to choose a debit card or an extended warranty. Lessees will receive the debit card. About 135,000 customers will get letters stating their amounts starting May 25. GM says another 35,000 fleet customers will be handled individually. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
FILE - This Friday, May 16, 2014, file photo, shows the General Motors logo at the company's world headquarters in Detroit. People who bought or leased 2016 General Motors SUVs with overstated gas mileage on the window sticker will be getting compensated, the automaker said Friday, May 20, 2016. Those who purchased their SUV will get to choose a debit card or an extended warranty. Lessees will receive the debit card. About 135,000 customers will get letters stating their amounts starting May 25. GM says another 35,000 fleet customers will be handled individually. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File) FILE - This Friday, May 16, 2014, file photo, shows the General Motors logo at the company's world headquarters in Detroit. People who bought or leased 2016 General Motors SUVs with overstated gas mileage on the window sticker will be getting compensated, the automaker said Friday, May 20, 2016. Those who purchased their SUV will get to choose a debit card or an extended warranty. Lessees will receive the debit card. About 135,000 customers will get letters stating their amounts starting May 25. GM says another 35,000 fleet customers will be handled individually. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

By Associated Press 1 min read

SPRING HILL, Tenn. (AP) – A fire at the General Motors plant in Tennessee was quickly extinguished and will not affect production at the Spring Hill facility.

GM spokesman Tom Wickham said Friday that the fire in the air handling unit is believed to have been caused by a welding spark.

Wickham said the plant’s fire suppression system quickly kicked in, and the building was evacuated as a precaution. The Spring Hill and Columbia fire departments responded to the scene early Friday, just after midnight, to ensure everything was safe. No one was injured.

GM has announced $938 million in investments in the Spring Hill plant this year to build a new high-efficiency engine, upgrade vehicle production and add the production of a V-8 engine for trucks. The plant makes the Cadillac XT5 and GMC Acadia.