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Flames shoot from massive Illinois chemical fire

15 June 2021
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2021-06-15 12:02

An explosion at a chemical plant near the northern Illinois community of Rockton sparked a massive fire that sent flames and huge plumes of thick black smoke high into the air Monday morning.

Emergency crews rushed to the scene of the 7:30 a.m. fire at Chemtool Incorporated, a company that manufatures lubricants, grease products and other fluids. The Rockton Police Department posted an alert, warning that fire officials had ordered a mandatory evacuation for the area south of the plant. There were no immediate reports of injuries Rockton is located in Winnebago County, near the Wisconsin border, about 95 miles northwest of Chicago.

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