All traffic is blocked for a mile in any direction from the fire. Traffic is being diverted in several areas and everyone is urged to stay away from the area.
The biggest concern with the fire is the hazardous chemicals that were located in the back part of the building since it burned four years ago. Large plumes of thick black smoke intermingled with dark gray smoke filled the air as it drifted towards the northeast thanks to the winds blowing from the southwest.
On the August 9 edition of Partyline, Frankfort Building Inspector Sam Payne was asked the status of that building. He said they were waiting on results from the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) to see if those materials could be removed from that area. Payne said nothing could be removed until word was received from IDEM.
WILO News will have more of this developing story as it occurs.
The following alert was lifted at 6:18 PM Thursday evening:
“As a precaution only at this time, Frankfort Fire is requesting people who reside in the Northwestern area of Frankfort to shelter in place. Those who live from the area of West Barner and Roy Scott Parkway to the West to include Blinn Ave. to Rossville Ave and then North on Rossville Ave to include Stewart Manor Trailer Court to the area of Rossville Ave and Bunnell Road. R&A Plastics at the corner of Barner Street (County Road 0 North/South) and Roy Scott Parkway (County Road 200 West) is on fire once again as several fire departments are batting the late Thursday afternoon blaze.”
(An automated dial notification for people who have home phones in the area was sent)