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Firefighters fought the flames for two hours before gaining control.
Stubborn flames required a mutual aid request to neighboring firefighters.
The two-alarm blaze drew responders from three agencies, including the North Haven Fire Department.
Firefighters — industrial and municipal — must know what special hazards lay in wait.
The initial emergency call was routed through the company's control center 20 kilometers away.
Fire broke out Tuesday afternoon at a Connecticut plant specializing in recycling soil contaminated with non-hazardous materials. The plant was not operating at the fire.
An enclosed grinding-cutting machine at an automotive plant caught fire Tuesday morning, but was quickly extinguished.
Bitter cold and icy conditions hindered firefighters battling a fire at Haas Sons concrete plant in northwest Wisconsin on Tuesday, Dec. 31.
Every team that is tasked with the responsibility of emergency response faces the likelihood of one day being overwhelmed when confronted with a major or large scale incident.