‘Toxic’ plastic fire forces 1,000 people to evacuate in Indiana

The 14-acre site was being used to store plastics for recycling when the out of control blaze broke out on Tuesday

An evacuation order affecting more than 1,000 people was expected to remain in place through Wednesday around a large industrial fire in an Indiana city near the Ohio border, where crews worked through the night to douse piles of burning plastics, authorities said.

Multiple fires, which began burning on Tuesday afternoon, were still ablaze on Wednesday in a 14-acre (5.5-hectare) property containing various types of plastics.