WINONA, Minn. – Fire damaged the Core Molding plastics factory overnight. Firefighters confined the blaze to the roof and ductwork. The factory was off-shift at the time, a little after midnight. The plant has a payroll of 50 employees. No one was injured. The cause of the fire was not determined immediately. The plant originally was CPI Binani of Winona, which was known for long-fiber thermoplastic products custom-designed for industrial manufacturers. Since 1996 the plant has been a unit of Ohio-based Core Molding Technologies.
On Wilkie Drive on Far East End. Part of Bundy Boulevard light industrial park off Homer Road. Images: Winona Fire Department