Smurfit Kappa Resumes Some Operations at UK Plant Hit by Fire

Smurfit Kappa Resumes Some Operations at UK Plant Hit by Fire
Firemen douse the flames at a major packaging plant in central England owned by Smurfit Kappa in Birmingham, Britain, on June 12, 2022. West Midlands Fire Service/Handout via Reuters
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LONDON—Smurfit Kappa has resumed some operations at a packaging plant in central England after a large fire ripped through the facility overnight, the local fire service said on Monday.

West Midlands Fire Service said more than 100 firefighters from across the region around Birmingham had made progress containing the blaze that they were alerted to at 6:40 p.m. GMT on Sunday. It said there were no reports of any casualties.