Hundreds of employees of a business in Meriden were evacuated after a fire on Wednesday.
Firefighters who were driving by the Meriden Enterprise Center on the way to another call around 10:10 a.m. reported what they believed was a furnace malfunction in the basement of the business, fire officials said.
After an investigation, firefighters said they found a working fire in a dust collection system in the basement. The dust collection system spread through the vents of the building. The fire is under control, however, there was significant smoke, authorities added. A working sprinkler system contained the fire to one room.
Three hundred employees of the business were evacuated, fire officials said.
A nearby church was also evacuated because of the fire.