Fire breaks out in vehicle at Straumsvik aluminum smelter

A fire broke out in a vehicle inside a potroom at the Straumsvik aluminum smelter, mbl.is reported. The fire was contained to the vehicle and had not spread.

No injuries had been reported, according to Lárus Steindór Björnsson, a watch commander with the capital area fire service. Firefighters were working to extinguish the blaze.

Rio Tinto, which operates the smelter, was gathering more information, company spokesperson Bjarni Már Gylfason said.