CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — A fire damaged part of the Yupo Corporation facility on Yupo Court in the Greenbrier area of Chesapeake Wednesday night, a Chesapeake Fire official said.

After getting multiple 911 calls of a fire inside the plant, firefighters responded to 800 Yupo Court for a report of a commercial fire at the Yupo Corporation facility.

Units were sent at 9:23 p.m. and seven minutes later, firefighters confirmed a fire in an interior pit that had shredded materials, according to Capt. Steven Bradley, assistant fire marshal and public information officer for the Chesapeake Fire Department. He said firefighters evacuated employees from the building and firefighters were able to get the fire under control, containing it to the pit and associated machinery.

Crews continued to work

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