WESTBROOK, Maine — Multiple fire crews responded to a fire at the Westbrook Energy Center, owned by Calpine Corporation, at 60 Eisenhower Drive in Westbrook Monday afternoon.
According to Westbrook Fire Chief Steve Sloan, the fire began on an upper floor of the large facility, and got into the roof, causing the roof to catch fire as well.
Sloan said crews first arrived on scene around 2 p.m. and started leaving shortly after 5 p.m.
"It's an industrial facility and it's eight stories tall," Sloan said. "And then you add smoke into those conditions, you can't see very far. So that presents a pretty big challenge."
According to Sloan, the cause of the fire is under investigation. He said no one was injured in the fire.
According to Calpine's website, the Westbrook Energy Center "uses two combustion turbines routed to two heat recovery steam generators, which provide steam to one steam turbine."
Sloan said there is no danger to the public following the fire at the facility.
Crews from fire departments in Portland, South Portland, Standish, Westbrook, Scarborough, Falmouth, Windham, and Gorham responded to the fire.
Traffic was diverted from Eisenhower Drive near the facility, however, it has since reopened.