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Ohio Firefighters Letting Chemical Warehouse Fire Burn Out
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio - A fire broke out and burned for hours early Tuesday outside Cincinnati at a warehouse containing chemicals, leading authorities to warn about 2,000 residents to stay in their homes as because of fumes.
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No injuries were reported in the fire in Madison Township, about 30 miles north of Cincinnati. The cause of the blaze at the Marflex Building Solutions warehouse, which broke out around 1:30 a.m., hadn't been determined.
By midday, authorities determined that airborne chemicals _ including xylene, the primary material in gasoline _ did not pose a threat but still urged people to stay indoors as a precaution.
Preliminary air quality tests were "pretty good," Ohio EPA emergency coordinator Dale Farmer told The Cincinnati Enquirer. He said the problem appeared to be "winding down" late Tuesday morning.
A Butler County Emergency Management Agency official said several toxic chemicals were in the warehouse. The Marflex website says the company makes foundation waterproofing and concrete building products.
There are usually are about 50 to 100 employees at the company, but no one was there when the fire started, company spokesman Rob Hoffman told The Enquirer.
He said there was a large stock of inventory, including egress window wells and vents for crawl spaces.
"This is absolutely devastating," he said.
Firefighters began fighting the blaze inside but left after realizing that toxic chemicals were inside, Madison Township Fire Chief Kent Hall said.
They also worried that adding water could cause ground contamination and decided to monitor the fire, which could burn for two days or more, Hall said.
"We are feeling a little helpless," Hall said.
Neighbor Tony Carpenter said he got his children off to the school bus but wishes he had more information from fire officials.
He learned of the warning to stay indoors after reading it on the Internet, he told The Enquirer.
"I am not one to blow things out of proportion, but I would like to know what is going on," he said.
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Information from: The Cincinnati Enquirer, http://www.enquirer.com
Copyright 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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No injuries were reported in the fire in Madison Township, about 30 miles north of Cincinnati. The cause of the blaze at the Marflex Building Solutions warehouse, which broke out around 1:30 a.m., hadn't been determined.
By midday, authorities determined that airborne chemicals _ including xylene, the primary material in gasoline _ did not pose a threat but still urged people to stay indoors as a precaution.
Preliminary air quality tests were "pretty good," Ohio EPA emergency coordinator Dale Farmer told The Cincinnati Enquirer. He said the problem appeared to be "winding down" late Tuesday morning.
A Butler County Emergency Management Agency official said several toxic chemicals were in the warehouse. The Marflex website says the company makes foundation waterproofing and concrete building products.
There are usually are about 50 to 100 employees at the company, but no one was there when the fire started, company spokesman Rob Hoffman told The Enquirer.
He said there was a large stock of inventory, including egress window wells and vents for crawl spaces.
"This is absolutely devastating," he said.
Firefighters began fighting the blaze inside but left after realizing that toxic chemicals were inside, Madison Township Fire Chief Kent Hall said.
They also worried that adding water could cause ground contamination and decided to monitor the fire, which could burn for two days or more, Hall said.
"We are feeling a little helpless," Hall said.
Neighbor Tony Carpenter said he got his children off to the school bus but wishes he had more information from fire officials.
He learned of the warning to stay indoors after reading it on the Internet, he told The Enquirer.
"I am not one to blow things out of proportion, but I would like to know what is going on," he said.
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Information from: The Cincinnati Enquirer, http://www.enquirer.com
Copyright 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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