Cudahy plant fire won't 'significantly hurt' Smithfield

摘要

The July fire at the Patrick Cudahy Inc. plant in the Milwaukee area should not significantly hurt Smithfield's business in fiscal 2010, the company said. Smithfield stated in a July 14 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission it does not believe the plant fire "will have a material adverse effect on its results of operations, financial condition or liquidity in fiscal 2010."rnOfficials investigating the blaze said a military flare exploded before landing on the plant's roof July 5, which accidentally caused the devastating plant fire that took firefighters days to extinguish. Two brothers were later arrested in connection to starting the fire.