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Fire hits Cudahy Inc meat plant in Wisconsin

Mon Jul 6, 2009 10:23am EDT

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CHICAGO, July 6 (Reuters) - Firefighters brought under control a fire on Monday at Smithfield Foods Inc's (SFD.N) Patrick Cudahy meat packing plant in Wisconsin, authorities said.

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An official of the Cudahy fire department, who declined to be named, said he did not have details on whether anyone was injured in the fire that broke out on Sunday night.

Media reports said people living within a 1-mile (1.6 km) area of the plant south of Milwaukee were asked to evacuate their homes because of low levels of ammonia seeping into the air.

Patrick Cudahy specializes in branded packaged meats, including bacon, ham and sliced meats. One of its most popular brands is the Sweet Apple-Wood Smoke Flavor bacon.

(Reporting by K.T. Arasu; Editing by Lisa Shumaker) ((ktarasu@thomsonreuters.com; + 1 312 408 8749; Reuters Messaging kumarasamy.thennarasu.reuters.com@reuters.net))

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