The first broke out at the Pinova plant, which delivers specialty rosin and polyterpene resins, Saturday morning, with the Glynn County Board of Commissioners saying nearly three hours later it had been contained and there was no immediate concern for public safety.
Later on that day, the board said the fire had reignited and a shelter-in-place order was issued for a one-mile radius around the plant. All evacuation and shelter-in-place orders lifted at 10 p.m., when officials reported that the blaze was out.
“Because we did not know the extent to which we could contain this fire and we could not foresee where the wind would be moving, we thought it would be best for us to talk to our entire city, and not just one singular piece of it,” Johnson said.
The emergency declaration for the reignited fire at the facility ended at 8 a.m. Sunday, according to the county board of commissioners.
The mayor added the city opened a shelter for those who evacuated their homes.
An investigation into the cause of the fire is ongoing, according to Brunswick Assistant Fire Chief Laurence Cargile.
Pinova manufactures performance specialty rosin, polyterpene resins, and key ingredients for the world’s most essential industries and brands, according to its webiste. The company has customers in over 100 countries.
Smoke billows out of the Pinova plant after fire reignited on Saturday.
Source: Kyle Morgan