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The plastics fire in Richmond, Ind., has been fully extinguished and the Environmental Protection Agency has ended air monitoring in the area. Richmond Fire Department officials said the fire was completely out on April 18. The fire began April 11 when warehouses storing waste plastics…

After five days, an evacuation order has been lifted in Richmond, Ind., where firefighters had battled a major plastics-related fire.

Authorities say the major industrial fire fueled by tons of scrap plastics is close to being extinguished, but evacuation orders remain in place.

Authorities say a major industrial fire in Indiana fueled by tons of scrap plastics is close to being extinguished. The fire in Richmond has been burning since Tuesday afternoon. An

A major industrial fire fueled by tons of scrap plastics was close to being extinguished Thursday after burning for more than 48 hours, though an evacuation order for people living near the disaster remained in place, authorities said.

The smoke in Richmond was not as dark or dense as earlier in the week, but an evacuation order for people living within a half-mile was still in effect.

Authorities say a major industrial fire in Indiana fueled by tons of scrap plastics is close to being extinguished.

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More than 2,000 people were evacuated from the area April 11. Two warehouses storing recycled plastics caught fire at around 2:30 p.m. on that date.

Authorities say the major industrial fire fueled by tons of scrap plastics is close to being extinguished, but evacuation orders remain in place.