Employees of a biotechnology company evacuated their building in Holly Springs Monday due to a fire.
It happened around 10 a.m. at FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies in the Holly Springs Business Park.
The fire started in one of the cooling towers on the roof, the company said.
The roofs of these buildings — which are about the size of a small house — are built with a membrane-type material to prevent damage from spreading. Holly Springs Fire Chief LeRoy Smith said it’s that design that kept the fire from causing further significant damage. They were able to get the fire out under 30 minutes.
According to a town spokesperson, it was contained in one utility building. There were no reported injuries.
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No word on how many employees were in the building or on campus at the time of the fire.
Right now, the work is continuing to determine the cause or the origin of the fire.