Four people were injured in a flash fire Wednesday evening at an industrial plant in Dalton, Georgia, according a news release from city communications director Bruce Frazier.
The Dalton Fire Department responded to a report of a flash fire with injuries about 5 p.m. in the 300 block of Brookhollow Industrial Boulevard. When the first firefighters arrived they found that the fire had been contained by the facility’s sprinkler system.
When firefighters arrived they found four people with burn injuries. One person was treated at the scene and released. Another person was taken to Erlanger in Chattanooga for treatment and two other people were taken to Hamilton Medical Center in Dalton.
Early information from the investigation indicates that flammable material at the scene was accidentally ignited when a contractor was working on a catwalk at the facility.
Firefighters believe the fire was a flash ignition of the flammable material. The flame activated the facility’s sprinkler system which put out any remaining fire after the flash.