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A quick-moving fire destroyed a Clearfield mineral food supplement manufacturing laboratory complex late Monday, forcing temporary evacuation of several dozen nearby mobile homes as heavy smoke filled the skies.

North Davis Fire District spokesman Mark Sessions said the cause of the fire remained under investigation on Tuesday, but he indicated arson was not suspected.

The 4:50 p.m. Monday, five-alarm blaze caused an estimated $5 million in losses to the 16,500-square-foot Balchem Corp./Albion Minerals site, located on the corner of Main and Center streets.

In addition to North Davis firefighters, crews from several neighboring cities helped battle the flames. Half a dozen firefighters reportedly were treated at the hospital for minor smoke inhalation and heat exhaustion, then released.

No other injuries were reported, and the 12 employees at the facility were safely evacuated.

While the fire was fought, electrical service was shut down in the area, leaving about 2,000 Rocky Mountain Power customers in the dark for about five hours. Services were restored about 10 p.m. Monday.

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