Fire Damages Recycling Facility in Perris

PERRIS, CA — A fire erupted Monday inside a plastics recycling plant in Perris, causing damage to the interior and roof before it was contained.

The non-injury blaze was reported about 11:45 a.m. at Global Plastics on Malbert Street, near Goetz Road, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.

Multiple engine crews were sent to the location, where automated sprinkler systems activated inside the structure, helping dampen the flames by the time firefighters arrived, according to reports from the scene.

The building was safely evacuated.

A battalion chief said the fire extended from the workspace to the rooftop, but the blaze was completely contained by 12:15 p.m.

The cause of the fire was under investigation.

— By City News Service