Dive summary:
- Two people were sent to the hospital for smoke inhalation after a fire broke out at a Rumpke recycling center in Dayton, Ohio.
- The cause of the fire is unknown; it spread quickly to a pile of recyclables and caused $300,000 worth of damage in under an hour.
- The two employees who were taken to the hospital should be fine, Rumpke officials say the whole thing could have been much worse if not for the fast reacting fire department.
From the article:
The recycling center was back open by 10 a.m., and recycling services for customers will continue as scheduled without interruption, the company and newspaper said.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
"We appreciate the quick response from the area fire departments," said Rumpke spokeswoman Amanda Pratt in a statement. "Thanks to the immediate actions of our employees, there were no major injuries and the fire was quickly contained." ...
