An evacuation order affecting more than 1,000 people was expected to remain in place through Wednesday as crews worked through the night to douse piles of burning plastics, authorities said.
Richmond Fire Department Chief Tim Brown told CBS News the fire, which began on Tuesday afternoon in Richmond, Indiana,"grew with intensity" and spread quickly throughout the 14-acre facility.
"We are attempting to put the fire out. We are not letting it burn. Evidently, there's some misinformation out there that we're letting it burn," he said. Brown said the evacuation order would remain in place through Wednesday and perhaps into Wednesday night, depending on how much progress crews make in putting out the flames. He said the cause of the fire remains under investigation and the only injury has been a firefighter who suffered a minor ankle injury overnight Tuesday.
Jason Sewell, the on-scene coordinator for the Environmental Protection Agency, said the agency has been doing roving air sampling outside the evacuation area and into part of nearby Ohio, but no toxic compounds have been detected. "So we're following the situation very closely and will continue to provide the community with any assistance that they need," he said in the nation's capitol before speaking about tough new automobile pollution control limits.
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