A two-alarm fire at a Seattle, Wash., recycling plant apparently started accidentally from smoldering material or spontaneous combustion. At one time, 90 firefighters had responded to the fire that was reported just before 11 p.m. Tuesday at the Republic Services …
State and federal investigators say they may never know what caused a massive fire at a southeast Missouri recycling plant earlier this month. The Southeast Missourian reports damage at Missouri Plastics in Jackson is estimated at $7 million. The Oct. …
A very large fire started by a paper lantern has consumed more than 100,000 tons of plastic materials at a recycling facility in central England. Fire services said Monday more than 200 firefighters fought the blaze near the city of …