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Dec 05, 2023

No one hurt in recycling plant fire in Chesapeake

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — The Chesapeake Fire Department responded to a fire at TFC

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — The Chesapeake Fire Department responded to a fire at TFC Recycling Tuesday afternoon that is believed to be accidental. No one was hurt.

Firefighters responded to the facility, which is located on Diamond Hill Road, around 12:30 p.m. Employees had called 911 to report heavy smoke coming from Building 3, where commercial recycling materials are handled.

The building was evacuated and all employees were accounted for.

Minutes later, the firefighters and arrived and entered the building with hose lines. The fire was contained to the affected equipment and deemed under control around 1:20 p.m.

A spokesperson for TFC Recycling said the fire was the result of contamination within the recycling stream, ignited by a combination of combustible materials.

"We believe that the contamination was unintentional, likely due to improper disposal of certain items in recycling carts," the spokesperson wrote in a statement sent to 13News Now.