The Indiana recycling plant fire that prompted the evacuation of 2,000 people was successfully extinguished on Thursday after burning and spewing toxic smoke for days. Richmond Mayor Dave Snow took to Twitter on Thursday to thank first responders for their hard work and said attention would now turn to the next steps, including determining when…

A “serious, large-scale” industrial fire spewing toxic smoke that forced the evacuation of more than 2,000 residents of Richmond, Indiana, on Tuesday will burn for several days, authorities say. As of late Tuesday night, the blaze was under control and not expected to spread. However, the Wayne County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) said in an update that…