Crews worked through the night to extinguish large fire at a recycling facility in suburban Chicago.
No injuries were reported following the fire that started late on Jan. 10 in Des Plaines. Deputy Chief Peter Dyer of the Des Plaines Fire Department tells the Chicago Sun-Times that crews found flames coming out of the roof of the facility and the fire quickly spread.
WLS-TV reports there were explosions at the Maine Scrap Metal facility as the fire burned and chemicals inside the building fed the fire. Additional crews from at least five nearby departments ended up responding to help fight the fire early Thursday.
The fire was mostly extinguished on Thursday morning, but Dyer says at least half of the facility was destroyed. The cause of the fire was under investigation.
Was this article valuable?
Here are more articles you may enjoy.
Climate Change, Pollution Push Oceans to Tipping Point, UN Report Says 
CSU Adjusts Atlantic Hurricane Season Forecast Due to Emerging El Nino 
Acrisure Goes After Former Owners of Businesses it Acquired for Leaving to Compete 
Stellantis Tells Owners of 1.3 Million Jeeps to Park Outside Over Fire Concerns 
