Popcorn Factory Catches Fire, Popcorn Does Not Overflow Into Loop

Remember that scene from the end of the movie Real Genius when Tears for Fears "Everybody Wants to Rule The World" is playing and the house fills up with popcorn, shatters the windows, and piles out.. then everyone comes to play in the popcorn and eat it? That's exactly what came to mind when we found out that a popcorn factory just west of the Loop caught on fire last night. Pop, pop, pop.. and the Loop fills up! But.. sigh.. that wasn't the case. We can only dream!

Mellos Peanut Company, which also packages and sells peanuts, was closed for the night when the fire broke out. Our awesome CFD put out the fire on the first floor before it could spread through the building. The cause of the fire is under investigation and luckily no one was hurt.

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