Firefighters battle a fire at Formet Industries at 1 Cosma Crt. in St. Thomas, February 28, 2021. Photo courtesy of St. Thomas Fire. Firefighters battle a fire at Formet Industries at 1 Cosma Crt. in St. Thomas, February 28, 2021. Photo courtesy of St. Thomas Fire.
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Fire leads to auto parts plant evacuation in St. Thomas

A St. Thomas auto parts plant had to be evacuated after fire broke out inside the industrial building Sunday night.

Workers at Formet Industries had to quickly get out of the building at 1 Cosma Crt. around 10:30 p.m.

Firefighters used an aerial ladder to help extinguish the flames.

No injuries were reported.

A damage estimate and cause of the fire have not been released.

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