Beef and Bacon Custom Processing in Beech Grove caught fire early Tuesday morning. Owner Wesley Spurrier was at the site when the fire started but suffered only minor injuries and burns.
According to Spurrier’s step-father Tom West, Spurrier arrived at Beef and Bacon around 7 a.m. and smelled gas. He turned the gas off, went inside and turned on the light switch, which was when the fire was ignited, West said.
McLean County Western Fire District and the Beech Grove Volunteer Fire Department were on-site shortly after the fire was ignited, according to McLean County Fire Chief Jimmy VanCleve.
West said the family is thankful nobody else was in the building and that Spurrier was not severely injured.
The fire was mostly extinguished before 11 a.m. with a small section that was still being worked on near the entrance.