Fire at GM Fairfax plant causes $600,000 in damage

A Wednesday night fire at the General Motors Fairfax plant caused an estimated $600,000 in damage, according to the Kansas City, Kan., Fire Department.

Sparks from a welding torch ignited lubricating oil stored inside a paint shop at the plant in the 3200 block of Fairfax Trafficway, according to the fire department.

The building’s sprinkler system doused most of the flames. Firefighters extinguished burning oil on the surface of standing water from the sprinklers.

The fire department reported about $100,000 in damage to the structure and $500,000 in damage to its contents.

No injuries were reported.

Tony Rizzo, trizzo@kcstar.com

This story was originally published April 16, 2015 at 9:31 AM with the headline "Fire at GM Fairfax plant causes $600,000 in damage."