Firefighters encountered 130 tons of steel inside the furnace at max temperature (300 degrees Fahrenheit) and had to wait for the metal to cool down before entered to battle the blaze.
Major fires reported at the same site in 2016 and 2017.
Derailed tank cars toppled into a city lake.
Silo found to be empty.
Lack of water at plant site hindered firefighting operation.
Unodorized natural gas leaking from an unused pipeline cited as the cause
Firefighters withdrew from interior attack due to rapidly changing conditions
Latest episode comes only weeks after a record $9 million settlement with the state
Water was transported to the isolated site via tanker truck relay.
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