Champaign County METCAD, the county's 911 dispatch center, reported the blaze at 1:22 p.m. Friday. The fire department confirmed an active fire at 1:35 p.m. UPDATE, 2:58 p.m. Friday: CHAMPAIGN — Firefighters quickly put out a blaze Friday at the Wirco foundry in west Champaign. Deputy Fire Marshal Randy Smith said the call from the plant at 1700 W.