Indiana Recycling Plant Was Cited Before Huge Fire Erupted Prompting 2,000 to Evacuate: Officials

Smoke rises from an industrial fire at 358 NW F Street, in Richmond, Ind., on April 11, 2023. Zach Piatt/The Palladium-Item via AP

An Indiana recycling plant that caught on fire on April 11 and prompted the evacuation of more than 2,000 people was cited in the past for being unsafe, according to officials in Richmond, Indiana.

Officials also said some 1,000 people are under evacuation orders.