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Firefighter injured at Progress Rail plant in Florida

By Trains Staff | May 17, 2024

Workers evacuated safely from early-morning blaze

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Fire truck outside building that shows burn damage
A Progress Rail plant in Naples, Fla., was damaged by fire on Friday. Greater Naples Fire Rescue District

NAPLES, Fla. — One firefighter was injured in a fire at a Progress Rail facility in Naples early this morning (Friday, May 17).

WFTX-TV reports 16 people were in the building at the time the fire broke out, but all evacuated safely. Twenty fire units and 41 firefighters responded to the incident  at a single-story building reported at 4:45 a.m. The injured firefighter was hospitalized with heat exhaustion and is expected to recover.

WBBH-TV reports a worker said the fire began when she started a heater.

According to a Progress Rail video, the Naples facility manufactures fuel injectors.

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