Fire at Spartan Light Metal Products causes minor damage

<span>A fire at the Spartan Light Metals Products facility in Sparta, 510 E. McClurken Ave., caused minor damage to the ceiling in the magnesium/melting area of the plant, according to Sparta Fire Chief Brian Adams.</span>

<span>"They had a small fire in a vent fan in the roof," said Adams, who added the cause of the fire is currently unknown. "It had spread into the ceiling."</span>

<span>Steeleville and Coulterville fire departments were paged for mutual aid. Adams said firefighters were on-scene for roughly an hour and a half and the initial page was received at 8:55 a.m.</span>

<span>"(Spartan Light Metals) pretty much controlled the fire with their own people, we just assisted them," Adams said.</span>

<span>Spartan Light Metals Products is an aluminum and magnesium die-cast manufacturing company, according to its website, with the Sparta facility being one of three Midwest-based manufacturing plants.</span>