Fire extinguished at Dayton recycling plant; shelter-in-place lifted
Live update: Fire burns at recycling plant in Dayton
Liberty County Fire Marshal Nathan Green provides an update on the fire burning at a Dayton recycling plant.
DAYTON, Texas - Crews have put out a large fire at a recycling center in Dayton that began Tuesday evening.
The fire was reported around 6:30 p.m. at a recycling plant on Rolke Road.
On Wednesday morning, a shelter-in-place order for nearby residents was lifted.
The fire was reported out by Wednesday afternoon.
Large fire in Dayton, Texas on Tuesday
Video from Sean Burke shows a large fire burning in Dayton on Tuesday night.
UPDATES: Dayton fire
3:48 p.m. Wednesday
The Dayton Volunteer Fire Department confirmed on social media that the fire was extinguished, and all fire units are back in service.
6 a.m. Wednesday
Dayton fire update: Shelter-in-place lifted Wednesday morning
Liberty County Fire Marshal Nathan Green provides an update Wednesday morning on the fire at a recycling plant in Dayton. He says the shelter-in-place order has been lifted.
The shelter-in-place order was lifted Wednesday morning, and Dayton schools will be open.
Liberty County Fire Marshal Nathan Green says air quality monitoring in the neighborhood in the shelter-in-place zone has not found anything of concern.
Green says 14 fire departments from four counties have come to assist with the fire. The operation is now transitioning from volunteer fire departments to a private firefighting contractor brought in by the company.
Green says the plume coming off of the pile Wednesday morning is mostly steam from the water being poured on it.
10 p.m. Tuesday
Liberty County Fire Marshal Nathan Green provided an update on the fire.
He says a pile about the size of a football field caught fire on Tuesday evening, and firefighters are keeping water on it to prevent it from spreading to other piles. He expects firefighters to be there all night.
Green says the pile contains metal household products like refrigerators, washers and other appliances.
Air monitoring is being conducted near homes.
9:30 p.m. Tuesday
FOX 26 is live at the scene gathering more information on the fire.
9 p.m. Tuesday
According to the Liberty County Office of Emergency Management, the fire was reported at a recycling on Rolke Road. Multiple fire departments are at the scene.
A shelter-in-place is in place for a triangular area between US 90, SH 99 and FM 1960.
Residents are asked to stay indoors, close windows and doors and turn off their A/C until further notice.
Air monitoring will be conducted. No injuries have been reported.
The Source: The information in this article comes from the Liberty County Office of Emergency Management.