Fire at plastics warehouse extinguished

UPDATE: Baltimore County fire confirmed that warehouse fire has been put out after three days of burning.

Update Balr. Co. 4530 Annapolis road, units are clearing fire is out. Units will be checking the area every few hours gor rekindles. >PM

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BALTIMORE HIGHLANDS, Md. (AP) - Authorities say a massive blaze in a plastics warehouse in Baltimore County continues to burn near 48 hours after it was first reported.

 

County police and fire officials said in a news release Wednesday afternoon that firefighters were still trying to get to the seat of the blaze at Adell Plastics Inc. in Baltimore Highlands. Three fire trucks and four engines remain on scene.

 

Firefighters said they expect to have the scene cleared by Thursday afternoon. Traffic is still shut down on Route 648 between Manoff Road and New York Ave.

 

Fire continues to CLOSE Rt.648 b/w Manoff Rd& NY Ave #BaltimoreHighlands #Lansdowne #BaltimoreCounty @ABC2News #GMM2 pic.twitter.com/5xLfjYdRd5

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The fire was reported shortly after 1 p.m. Tuesday. Officials say all occupants escaped without injury.

 

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Firefighters say the warehouse was filled with cardboard boxes and unknown material, and the fire quickly escalated. The fire spewed thick, black smoke that could be seen for miles. Walls and roofs collapsed; building engineers say the facility is unsafe for firefighters to enter.

 

One firefighter was treated for heat exhaustion.