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The fire chief in Morris says firefighters are making progress against the fire and talking to battery experts from across the country. Still streets still remain blocked off, and it’s unclear how soon evacuated residents could return to their homes. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey reports.

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday said it has referred an enforcement action to the Illinois Attorney General’s Office against Superior Battery Inc., the site of a lithium battery fire in Morris, which the EPA alleged violated the Illinois Environmental Protection Act and Illinois Pollution Control Board Regulations.

Firefighters say that a lithium battery fire, which began to burn on Tuesday, is still smoldering in Morris, but progress has been made and officials are looking to execute new strategies to put out the blaze. NBC 5’s Natalie Martinez has more details.

An evacuation order remains in place for parts of far southwest suburban Morris after a massive fire at an industrial building released plumes of smoke and poisonous fumes into the air. Lisa Chavarria reports.

Nearly 100 tons of lithium batteries were involved in a large industrial fire in southwest suburban Morris Tuesday that led to emergency evacuations and a large-scale response. NBC 5’s Christian Farr reports.