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'Evacuate or shelter in place': Crews battle large industrial fire in Richmond

Over 2,000 residents in Wayne County are being ordered to evacuate after a fire engulfed a local recycling plant.
Michael and Barb Lindsey
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Courtesy WCPO
Over 2,000 residents in Wayne County are being ordered to evacuate after a fire engulfed a local recycling plant.

Wayne Co. Emergency Management is ordering anyone within half of a mile from a large industrial fire in Richmond to evacuate.

Firefighters are battling the flames at a warehouse at 358 NW F Street in Richmond.

The Director of Wayne County Emergency Management, Matthew Cain says report of smoke in the area came in around 2:40 p.m.

According to the Richmond Fire Department's Battalion Chief, "all hands are on deck."

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