GREENCASTLE, Ind. (WISH) — A fire broke out at the Walmart Distribution Center in Greencastle on Wednesday morning, authorities said.
The Greencastle Fire Department received a call at 7:26 a.m. Wednesday about a fire in the baler room of the distribution center, 333 Warren Drive. That’s on the east side of the Putnam County city that’s about an hourlong drive west of downtown Indianapolis.
The building was evacuated during the fire. No one was hurt.
The fire had started in the baler and was contained to it. The fire was unintentional, investigators found.
A baler is used to compact cardboard, plastic, paper and other recyclable materials into dense, manageable bales.
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