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Warehouse Fire Cleanup and Legal Fallout | Charleston News
A massive warehouse fire in Wood County, fueled by plastic containers and worsened by disabled sprinklers, has finally been declared out after two and a half days — but cleanup and fallout are just beginning. The blaze, which started inside a plastic container and spread rapidly once firefighters arrived, forced a shelter-in-place order despite low air contamination. Residents report thick soot on their homes, sparking the first lawsuit seeking class action status. Firefighters from three states battled the inferno, while the state fire marshal investigates the cause — and People’s Cartage…
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