LYNN — A machine fire at the Riverworks General Electric plant in Lynn forced the evacuation of one building in the plant Thursday morning.
No one was injured in the fire, which was put out by the building’s automatic sprinkler system.
The fire was extinguished and the scene cleared as of 10:20 a.m., said Lynn District Fire Chief Tim Collyer.
Fire Chief Jim McDonald said the fire department was called to a working fire at building 42, first floor, in the Riverworks complex off Western Avenue at 9:50 a.m.
A machine called a Zyglo machine, according to McDonald, “malfunctioned or overheated.” The machine sprays dye into seams of parts of the machine, which is a quality-control measure.
A sprinkler system in the building activated and kept the fire confined to the machine, before the fire department sprayed it with a hose.
An investigation into the cause of the fire has begun, said GE Spokesman Richard Gorham.
