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Foam Containing ‘Forever Chemicals' Used Against Chemtool Plant Fire in Rockton
A company hired to help extinguish a fire that gutted a northern Illinois chemical plant this week used foam containing toxic compounds that have tainted surface waters and groundwater across the U.S., officials said Thursday.
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Progress Made in Rockton, IL, Fire Fight, Evacuation Order Remains in Effect
In a sign of good news for Rockton, Illinois, the town’s Old Settlers Days festival kicked off as planned, even as the chemical plant fire at the site of Chemtool continued to smolder. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey reports.
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Rockton Chemical Plant Fire: Evacuation Order Still in Effect
An evacuation order related to the massive fire at a chemical plant in Rockton, Illinois, remains in effect for a third day on Wednesday.
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Watch Live: Officials to Update on Rockton Chemical Plant Fire
Authorities coordinating the response to the chemical plant fire in Rockton, Illinois, are scheduled to give an update on the situation Wednesday morning.
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Progress Made in Fighting Rockton Chemical Plant Fire, but Challenges Loom
Firefighters in Rockton have made significant progress in battling a blaze at a chemical plant that began to burn on Monday, but the fallout from the fire is just beginning. NBC 5’s Alex Maragos has the story.
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Evacuation Order Remains in Place After Chemical Plant Fire
Health officials in Winnebago County say that an evacuation order will remain in place for at least one more night due to an ongoing fire at a Rockton chemical plant. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.
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Rockton Chemtool Fire: How Officials Plan to Battle Chemical Plant Blaze While Protecting Rock River
The massive fire at the Chemtool plant in Rockton, Illinois, continued to burn for a second day on Tuesday, as authorities laid out a plan to suppress the blaze that is consuming half a million gallons of oil and has required the involvement of more than 80 different fire departments as well as a specialized industrial firefighting crew from Louisiana.
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Rockton Chemical Plant Fire Hotline Created to Address Urgent Questions
Rockton officials created a hotline for residents to ask urgent questions about the chemical plant fire, which continues to burn over the area as of Tuesday morning.
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‘Here to Support': VP of Chemtool's Parent Company Comments on Massive Fire
Bill Snyder, vice president of operations for Lubrizol Additives, the parent company of Chemtool, sent a message to the Rockton community after this week’s massive chemical fire.
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Half-Million Gallons of Oil Still Burning at Rockton Chemical Plant Site: Officials
Nearly 90 fire departments were in Rockton, Illinois, on Tuesday to help contain and battle a massive chemical plant fire at Chemtool while keeping the nearby Rock River free from pollution.
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Rockton Chemical Plant Fire Burns, Evacuation Order Remains in Effect
People forced from their homes by a chemical plant explosion and fire in Rockton on Monday still cannot return Tuesday as the blaze continues to burn. NBC 5’s Lisa Chavarria reports.
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Rockton Chemical Plant Fire Continues to Burn, Evacuation Order Remains in Effect
People forced from their homes by a chemical plant explosion and fire in Rockton on Monday still cannot return Tuesday as the blaze continues to burn.
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Thick Smoke From Rockton Chemical Plant Fire Spotted on Weather Radars
The massive fire that engulfed the Chemtool plant in Rockton, Illinois, on Monday could continue to burn in a “several-day event,” the village’s fire chief says, revealing that crews have stopped using water to battle the blaze in order to let the chemical product burn off.
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Rockton Chemical Plant Fire Could Be ‘Several-Day Event,' Fire Chief Says
The massive fire that engulfed the Chemtool plant in Rockton, Illinois, on Monday could continue to burn in a “several-day event,” the village’s fire chief says, revealing that crews have stopped using water to battle the blaze in order to let the chemical product burn off.
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Massive Fire at Chemtool in Rockton Could Be ‘Several-Day Event'
The massive blaze sending up thick, black smoke from Chemtool in Rockton could burn for several days, according to the town’s fire chief.
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Watch: Fire Engulfs Chemtool in Rockton
A massive fire at the Chemtool plant in Rockton, Illinois, forced a mandatory evacuation of the area Monday morning.
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Massive Fire at Chemtool in Rockton Forces Evacuation
A massive fire at the Chemtool plant in Rockton, Illinois, prompted a mandatory evacuation of the area Monday morning, authorities said.