EMERGENCY UPDATE

Massive industrial fire with toxic fumes forces 1,000+ Indiana residents to evacuate A U.S. Air National Guard fireman assigned to the task, COULD BE BIG: here's the bead on the military wire:  :)

Over 1,000 Indiana residents remain impacted by an evacuation order issued earlier this week due to a massive industrial fire at a plastics recycling plant that sent huge plumes of toxic smoke into the air.

According to local authorities, several fires started on Tuesday afternoon, burning different types of plastics at a site in Richmond, The Associated Press reported. Up to 2,000 people who live near the 14-acre property were ordered to evacuate.