SALISBURY — Fire departments from across Rowan County converged on the Granges facility in the 1700 block of Jake Alexander Boulevard South to fight a three-alarm fire around 12:30 p.m. on Monday.

According to emergency personnel, the fire initially triggered the alarms. When firefighters arrived on the scene, they were met with heavy smoke and they upgraded the incident to a commercial structure fire, according to a release from the city.

Salisbury Division Fire Chief Shawn McBride, a spokesperson for the department, said that the fire appeared to start in one of the facility’s machines. After the fire began, it continued up one of the vent stacks and up through the roof. Firefighters cut a hole into the roof to remove the vent stack and fight the fire. The exact cause of the fire is still under investigation by Salisbury fire marshals.

A Granges employee was removed from the facility and treated for smoke inhalation, according to the spokesperson. The employee was released on scene. The release from the city said that one other person was treated on scene for minor injuries and released.

According to emergency personnel, the fire was brought under control around 1:20 p.m.

Fire crews shut down two lanes of Jake Alexander Boulevard South in the area of the facility.

Fire departments that responded to the scene included Salisbury, Granite Quarry, Rockwell City, Kannapolis, Union, Woodleaf, Cleveland, Faith, Franklin, Spencer, Millers Ferry, South Salisbury, China Grove, West Rowan, Ellis Crossroads, West Liberty, Rockwell Rural and Bostian Height fire departments, as well as Rowan Rescue Squad, Rowan EMS and Rowan Emergency Services.