Richmond, IN: Large Industrial Fire Prompts Half-Mile Evacuation

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Large industrial fire leads to evacuation in Richmond

RICHMOND, Ind. (WISH) — A large industrial fire on Tuesday afternoon led to an evacuation northwest of downtown Richmond, local authorities say. Chief Tim Brown of the Richmond Fire Department says the fire began after 2 p.m. Tuesday in a semitrailer behind an industrial building at 358 N.W. F...

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Large industrial fire leads to evacuation in Richmond

RICHMOND, Ind. (WISH) — A large industrial fire on Tuesday afternoon led to an evacuation northwest of downtown Richmond, local authorities say. Chief Tim Brown of the Richmond Fire Department says the fire began after 2 p.m. Tuesday in a semitrailer behind an industrial building at 358 N.W. F...

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Bad day for recycling plants, Jersey City and Richmond. These have to be every firefighter's and chief officers nightmare with unknown and massive fire loading along with probable water supply sources.

 

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In Columbus OH about 100 miles east, whole city smells like burning plastic currently.

 

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Bad day for recycling plants, Jersey City and Richmond. These have to be every firefighter's and chief officers nightmare with unknown and massive fire loading along with probable water supply sources.

Those places always get a lot of fire protection engineering thought.

Where vinyl chloride goes to die!

 

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https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/11/us/richmond-indiana-recycling-plant-fire/index.html

 

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https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/11/us/richmond-indiana-recycling-plant-fire/index.html

There you have it_ the opinions range from "extremely toxic" to "not toxic"! Then you have the hysterics from Beyond Plastics. I'm sure they get plenty of help from the American Trial Lawyers Association.

 

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A fire is still burning at an Indiana recycling plant that had been cited for fire and safety hazards | CNN

As a fire at an Indiana plastics recycling plant is expected to keep pumping potentially hazardous smoke, soot and ash into the surrounding community for several more days, local officials say they have been concerned about a possible blaze at the facility for years.

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