No one injured in fire at Batavia molding company

Paramedics wheel an employee of Team Technologies Molding following a press fire Monday morning at the plant. (H. Rick Bamman-hbamman@kcchronicle.com)

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BATAVIA – Firefighters still are investigating the cause of a fire Monday afternoon that caused an estimated $41,000 in damage to an injection molding machine at Team Technologies Molding.

Four employees were treated and transported to Delnor Hospital in Geneva for smoke inhalation after the fire.

Along with the damage to the machine, there was an estimated $1,000 in damage to the building at 1300 Nagel Blvd.

The fire was under control when firefighters arrived on the scene at 12:39 p.m. because of the building's sprinkler system and employees with fire extinguishers.

"The sprinkler system did its job and kept the fire in check," Batavia Fire Lt. Rick Rubo said.

Firefighters from Batavia, Geneva and Fermilab confirmed the fire was out, and they ventilated the building.

Team Technologies employee Emily Haring said she was in the building's front office when "someone from the shop came in the office screaming, and then we heard the alarm."

Haring said she was glad no one was injured.

"Everybody made it out fine," she said. "We're all OK."