A plastics fire in Indiana spewed various toxic chemicals into the air, including hydrogen cyanide and benzene, according to test results from the EPA.
Frank said the fire may have spewed additional chemicals that the EPA has not tested for yet.
“Stay away from the site,” Richmond fire chief Tim Brown said in a news conference. “Let us take care of it, let us take care of the flare ups and everyone will be safe.” “If you think back 20 years ago to the World Trade Center, remember that stuff there burned for days and smoke was coming up and we’re still seeing now disease from people who worked on that pile. This has got a lot of the same stuff,” Frank said.
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