A fire chief says crews working to fully extinguish an Indiana plastics fire have reduced its smoldering areas to a single hot spot as officials prepared to decide if a dayslong evacuation order should be lifted
Firefighters pour water on an industrial fire in Richmond, Ind., Thursday, April 13, 2023. Multiple fires that began burning Tuesday afternoon were still burning within about 14 acres of various types of plastics stored inside and outside buildings at the former factory site. Indiana plastics fire
He said fire officials will meet Monday morning to decide what their next steps will be at the site, where tons of recycled plastic stored for resale caught fire Tuesday. The site is in Richmond, about 70 miles east of Indianapolis, near the Ohio border. “Until I have those air monitoring samples back we’re not going to be making any recommendations. We're turning to the experts to help us advise the public," she said."We’ll be making an announcement, one way or another.”the city set up to provide residents with updates on the fire.
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