Crews contain Sheboygan chemical fire

SHEBOYGAN - No one is injured following a chemical fire in Sheboygan.

The fire started at Hexicon Specialty Chemicals on 24th Street around 4:30 Sunday morning.

Police say the initial call reported a shed explosion. Crews say there wasn't fire showing when they arrived on the scene, but they found evidence of the explosion upon further investigation.

The fire at the explosion extinguished itself.

As a precaution, crews shut down the chemical processing and checked the area for chemical leaks. No leaks were found.

Officials determined the explosion caused about $25,000 in damage to the chemical processing shed.

Crews were on the scene for about an hour.