NO SERIOUS INJURIES AS MAGNESIUM BURNS AT LOVELAND FACTORY

Fire engulfed industrial machinery and a "cache of magnesium chips" Thursday at a factory in Loveland, sending smoke billowing from the building. "Dry chemical extinguishing agent was utilized to control the magnesium fire," Loveland Fire Rescue Authority said. "The machine was extinguished once power was secured." Paramedics assessed several factory workers for smoke inhalation. No one was transported to hospital. The fire occurred in the 4100-block of Saint Cloud Drive in the northeast section of the city. "Crews arrived on scene with smoke coming from the roof of the building," officials said. "Employees reported that a machine was on fire inside the building, firefighters observed a moderate to heavy smoke condition inside the structure." [Photos: Loveland Fire Rescue Authority]