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| A fire at a plastic resin plant in Brunswick, Ga., on Saturday prompted officials to issue an evacuation order for people within half of a mile of the facility, the authorities said, as billows of dark smoke rose and spread through the city. | A fire at a plastic resin plant in Brunswick, Ga., on Saturday prompted officials to issue an evacuation order for people within half of a mile of the facility, the authorities said, as billows of dark smoke rose and spread through the city. |
| The Brunswick Fire Department and Glynn County Fire Rescue responded to the Pinova plant around 7 a.m., the authorities said. | The Brunswick Fire Department and Glynn County Fire Rescue responded to the Pinova plant around 7 a.m., the authorities said. |
| Firefighters contained the fire within hours but around 3 p.m. it had reignited, the Glynn County Board of Commissioners said on Facebook. The board issued a shelter-in-place order for those living within half of a mile of the plant, and an evacuation order was issued about an hour later. | |
| It was not immediately clear how the fire started or what was burning. There were no injuries reported as of Saturday afternoon, the board said. | It was not immediately clear how the fire started or what was burning. There were no injuries reported as of Saturday afternoon, the board said. |
| Laurence Cargile, the assistant fire chief in Brunswick, said in a brief news conference on Saturday night that the fire had been contained. Mayor Cosby H. Johnson of Brunswick said at the news conference that he had declared a state of emergency for the city. | |
| “The wind continues to change direction, continues to change,” Mr. Johnson said. “And we want every part of our citizenry to be safe.” | |
| Pinova, a subsidiary of DRT Worldwide, which has manufacturing sites around the world, did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment on Saturday night. | Pinova, a subsidiary of DRT Worldwide, which has manufacturing sites around the world, did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment on Saturday night. |
| The fire in Brunswick came just days after a fire involving a plastics plant in Richmond, Ind. Officials on Saturday were reviewing air and water samples to decide whether an evacuation order there could be lifted. | The fire in Brunswick came just days after a fire involving a plastics plant in Richmond, Ind. Officials on Saturday were reviewing air and water samples to decide whether an evacuation order there could be lifted. |
| Mayor Dave Snow of Richmond said in a statement that officials would meet Sunday morning to discuss next steps. | |
| The evacuation order in Brunswick, a city of about 14,000 people about 80 miles south of Savannah, was issued at 5:34 p.m. | The evacuation order in Brunswick, a city of about 14,000 people about 80 miles south of Savannah, was issued at 5:34 p.m. |
| Photos of the fire showed the plant engulfed in smoke. Roads near the plant were closed so an airdrop — which typically releases a fire retardant — could be completed, and two more drops were possible on Saturday night, the board said. Planes and a helicopter were also en route, according to the board. | Photos of the fire showed the plant engulfed in smoke. Roads near the plant were closed so an airdrop — which typically releases a fire retardant — could be completed, and two more drops were possible on Saturday night, the board said. Planes and a helicopter were also en route, according to the board. |