KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Crews with Rural Metro Fire responded to calls about a fire at the Keurig/Dr. Pepper warehouse and manufacturing building in East Knox County at around 2:14 p.m. on Thursday. The building was previously known as the Green Mountain Coffee Roasters building.
Rural Metro said there was a fire in the coffee processing area of the building. They said power was lost to the coffee grinder, but the burners were still heating some of the beans until the container blew apart and caught fire throughout the ventilation system.
First, crews extinguished the fire in the roof system and then extinguished the fire in the processing area on the main floor.
They said around 200 workers were evacuated and no injuries were reported. They also said corporate officials would determine the cause of the fire.
