The cause of a large fire on Kildare Road is unknown at this time.
Windsor Fire and Rescue crews were called to a fire at Int'l Chain Corporation - located at 1555 Kildare Road - just before 5 p.m. Thursday where large black plumes of smoke could be seen.
When crews arrived, they found multiple wooden pallets, as well as some plastic on fire in a storage yard behind the building - and the fire was upgraded. Int'l Chain Corporation is an automotive supply chain manufacturing facility.
Windsor Fire Chief Jamie Waffle says the fire was contained a couple of hours after the initial call, but that some firefighters remained on scene late Thursday evening to battle any hot spots that remained.
Waffle adds that the facility itself remained untouched by the fire, as well as the nearby businesses, however a few cars were affected by the heat of the blaze. No injuries were reported.
He says wood and plastic was on fire.
"Crews got called to 1555 Kildare for pallets on fire. As they got here, significant amount of pallets on fire, mostly wood, some plastics as well, so that caused them to upgrade for more crews to come."
Waffle says the cause is unknown.
"We did have a significant size fire, but it never made the buildings, it didn't breach any buildings. We have a few damaged vehicles in around the area of the fire, but other than that. We have no injuries, we have no known cause at this time."
He says the plastic was a challenge to put out.
"Whether it's wood, or you get into the plastics, the plastic always presents a bit of a challenge in putting out the fire, it also causes a lot more significant smoke, you'll see your smoke typically gets a little blacker, a little bit tougher to battle. So, just a little bit of extra time that they needed to put that out."
At this time, the damage estimate is unknown.
Waffle says between 20-25 firefighters were on the scene, and he says they all did a great job.
Kildare Road between Shepherd Street East and Seneca Street was closed for multiple hours, however reopened at approximately 7:40 p.m. Thursday.
-with files from CTV Windsor's Robert Lothian
Crews continue to battle a fire at what appears to be International Chain - an automotive parts plant on Kildare Road. No injuries have been reported as the blaze is in the back lot behind the building where wooden pallets and plastic allegedly caught flames. @AM800CKLW pic.twitter.com/vB9zJKfNUD
— Meagan Delaurier (she/her) (@DelaurierMeagan)May 22, 2025