Truck 10 Deploys Elevated Master Stream for Industrial Belt Fire on Cemex Plant Road

Brooksville, FL - Firefighters from Hernando County Fire Rescue (HCFR) scaled eight stories and deployed an elevated aerial master stream Tuesday evening to extinguish a fire involving an elevated conveyor belt system at the Cemex facility.

HCFR units were dispatched just before 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, following reports of an industrial fire at the Cemex plant located at 10311 Cemex Plant Road.

First-arriving crews located active fire burning within an elevated belt system high above the facility floor. To combat the blaze from multiple vantage points, Truck 10 was positioned and deployed to apply water onto the structure using its elevated waterway stream, while interior crews climbed eight stories to complete final extinguishment and overhaul at the seat of the fire.

No worker or firefighter injuries were reported during the high-elevation suppression operation.Following an on-scene evaluation, HCFR officials determined the fire was accidental in nature and caused by mechanical issues within the industrial machinery.