Landfill Crews Cleaning Up Hazardous Chemical Fire

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Three people were taken to the hospital to be checked out after a fire and chemical reaction at the Hopkinsville Landfill and Transfer Station Thursday morning. Christian County Emergency Management Director Randy Graham says the fire department was notified shortly after 9:00am.

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Right now, he adds Freedom Waste has their contracted clean up crew coming to the scene to remove the chemical.

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Graham says there is no danger to the public, but three Landfill workers were taken to the hospital as precautionary measures.

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The Hopkinsville Landfill and Transfer Station is located at 5775 Mount Zoar-Latham Road.

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