Fire damages White County meat packing facility

Fire destroys Monon Meat Packing and Catering; residents rally to help

MONON, Ind. (WISH) — A small town gathered to help a local business in their time of need, when a fire ripped through and destroyed a meat packing facility. Monday at 5:37 p.m. in Monon, Indiana — a town 31 miles north of Lafayette with a population of just under 2,000 — a thick plume of smoke consumed the back of the Monon Meat Packing and Catering building at 402 North Railroad Street, the Monon Volunteer Fire Department said in a Facebook pos…

Fire damages White County meat packing facility

WHITE COUNTY, Ind. — A fire damaged a meat packing facility in White County this week. In a Facebook post, the Monon Volunteer Fire Department reported that, at approximately 5:37 p.m. Monday, crews responded to a structure fire at 402 N. Railroad St. in Monon. The address is home to Monon Meat Packing. Photos courtesy of the Monon Volunteer Fire Department. When crews arrived at the scene, they located thick black smoke emanating from the rear …