'There is a host of different chemicals that plastics give off when they're on fire, and it's concerning.'
A massive fire in Richmond, Indiana at a recycling plant is expected to burn for days, officials said. Thousands have been asked to evacuate.A massive fire emitting toxic smoke from an eastern Indiana recycling plant described by the city's mayor as a known "fire hazard" has forced evacuation orders for about 2,000 people as the battle to put it out is expected to drag on for days, city and state officials said.
The fire's cause wasn't immediately known and likely won't be until after it's out, officials said. No serious injuries were reported. The towering smoke plume and health concerns recall the inferno and draining of hazardous materials set off by a freight train derailment and fire this year in East Palestine, Ohio. High levels of some chemicals recorded during that disaster could pose long-term risks, researchers have said.
Residents who find remnants from the fire in their yards were asked to "not disturb or touch the debris" since "it is unknown what chemicals may or may not be in the debris," Wayne County Emergency Management Agency officials said. They could contain asbestos, Sewell said. "But the bigger issue is that when plastics are burned, dioxin is often formed," she told CNN, referring to what the EPA describes as highly toxic pollutants that can cause cancer and take a long time to break down.
The 175,000-square-foot facility burning in Richmond is "completely full from floor to ceiling and from wall to wall," city Fire Chief Tim Brown said Tuesday.
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Richmond fire at Indiana recycling plant could burn for days after thousands asked to evacuate'There is a host of different chemicals that plastics give off when they're on fire, and it's concerning.'
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Richmond fire at Indiana recycling plant could burn for days after thousands asked to evacuate'There is a host of different chemicals that plastics give off when they're on fire, and it's concerning.'
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Richmond fire at Indiana recycling plant could burn for days after thousands asked to evacuate'There is a host of different chemicals that plastics give off when they're on fire, and it's concerning.'
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Richmond fire at Indiana recycling plant could burn for days after thousands asked to evacuate'There is a host of different chemicals that plastics give off when they're on fire, and it's concerning.'
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Over 2,000 Indiana residents ordered to evacuate after fire ignites at recycling plantRICHMOND, Ind. — (RICHMOND, Ind.) -- More than 2,000 residents are under an evacuation order after a large fire broke out Tuesday afternoon at an Indiana recycling plant, officials said.
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Over 2,000 Indiana residents ordered to evacuate after fire ignites at recycling plantMore than 2,000 residents are under evacuation orders after a fire engulfed an Indiana recycling plant, officials say. The mayor of Richmond, Indiana, called the incident a 'worst-case scenario' in a phone interview with ABC News.
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