Firefighters respond to smoking equipment at Toyota plant Fire was called in around 7:40 a.m.
SAN ANTONIO – Firefighters responded to reports of a fire at the Toyota Texas plant in South San Antonio early Wednesday morning.
The fire was called in around 7:40 a.m. at the manufacturing plant located on Lone Star Pass, not far from Applewhite Road.
A battalion chief said a piece of equipment inside a supplier’s building began smoking. No one was hurt.
Toyota’s own firefighters are now leading an investigation into the incident. San Antonio firefighters helped to remove some of the smoke.
A damage estimate was not given.
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