Bricks fall off ‘Home of Jif’ peanut butter factory in Lexington
Part of the brick veneer on the J.M. Smucker Company building fell off unexpectedly Wednesday, temporarily closing inbound Winchester Road.
About 11:20 a.m., Lexington police and firefighters found part of the factory’s brick exterior had collapsed. Shortly after, more of the brick dropped off the building, causing part of the “J.M. Smucker Company” sign to fall.
The inbound lanes of Winchester Road were temporarily blocked off so that an excavator could get to the scene and take down more of the wall, which was expected to eventually fall, according to Lexington police Lt. Daniel Truex.
The collapse of the veneer didn’t affect the structure’s integrity, according to Jordan Saas, a battalion chief with the Lexington Fire Department. The building itself was still intact.
No injuries were reported, Saas said.
This story was originally published February 24, 2021 at 12:37 PM.