The Ripon Area Fire District responded to a fire at the Alliance Laundry Systems facility near Vermont Street and Lyon Street tonight (Wednesday).
A general alarm call came in around 9 p.m. that reported smoke was in the building, with visible flames.
According to the reporter on scene, there was no visible smoke or flames from outside of the building.
Mutual aid was requested from several departments. By 9:50 p.m., many of the departments began leaving the scene or had left the scene.
According to Alliance Laundry Public Relations Manager Randy Radtke, there was a fire in a compressor in the building adjacent to the production facility.