Saturday, March 3, 2012

Fire erupts at Northern Calif. plastics plant

FAIRFIELD, Calif. (AP) — A fire at a plastics company sent black smoke billowing hundreds of feet into the air Tuesday, but officials said no building damage or injuries were reported.

The fire broke out about 1 p.m. in an outdoor storage area at the Macro Plastics Inc. complex near Travis Air Force Base, said city spokeswoman Gale Spears.

A thick plume of dark black smoke was visible for miles, drifting eastward to the south of Sacramento. Fairfield is in the eastern San Francisco Bay area.

Businesses adjacent to the fire were evacuated and residents within a mile of the blaze were asked to stay indoors.

Macro Plastics makes plastic bins used in harvesting grapes …

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