The company that owns East Liverpool's hazardous waste incineration facility notified the Ohio EPA of an incident that occurred at the property on April 16.

According to the letter sent to the head of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, a fire occurred while moving waste bulk solids within one of the storage tanks at the facility along the 1200 block of George Street in the city.

The letter to the EPA states the fire began around 10:40 am when the feed crane was moving solids inside the tank's feed pit area.

The crane operator activated the fire suppression system, which extinguished the fire by 11 am. The facility's emergency response team also responded with hoses to verify that the fire was out.

The East Liverpool Fire Department also responded to the fire activation notification, but the fire was extinguished and left the facility by 11:14 am.

The letter stated that no injuries were caused by the fire and that the hazardous smoke produced was contained within Bulk Solid Waste Storage Tank #2 and transported through enclosed piping to a control device, which, according to the company, treats gases with 99.99 percent efficiency.

The hazardous waste incinerator first opened in 1992. The company rebranded its name to Arcwood Environmental last month from Hermitage Environmental Services, also known as Hermitage Thermal, and previously WTI, when the facility opened in 1992.

The Ohio EPA is looking into the incident.