Coroner IDs employee killed in large industrial fire at area plant

The employee who died after a fire at an area food plant has been identified.

The fire was reported around 3:30 a.m. on Sunday at Koch Foods Plant B at 630 Commerce Center Drive, according to a previous News Center 7 report.

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The Fairfield Fire Department confirmed the previously unaccounted-for employee had been recovered late Sunday afternoon in an area of the building that had heavy damage.

That employee was identified by the Butler County Coroner’s Office as 25-year-old Griffin Darrow, according to our news partners at WCPO

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