Over 2,000 Indiana residents ordered to evacuate after fire ignites at recycling plant
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. 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. Any resident within a half-mile radius of the Wayne County plant has been ordered to evaluate due to the "large industrial fire," local officials said. The evacuation zone impacts approximately 2,011 resident s, according to a representative from the Wayne County Emergency Management office. A grab from video shows a large scale fire at a recycling plant in Richmond, Ind., April 11, 2023. Kevin Shook/Global Media Enterprise Anyone downwind of the incident should shelter in place, according to officials. "The smoke is definitely toxic," Indiana Fire Marshal Stephen Jones told reporters during a press briefing. "We don't want the residents in the smoke. As the wind...