Mulch Fire at Fibertech Still Burning in Mitchell

[GodFearinGunTotin]

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This is a pretty big deal. It was burning yesterday when I left work. I could see the smoke plume all the way on the north side of Bedford. IN-37 was smoke covered just north of Mitchell and breathing was pretty rough for a couple of minutes there as you had to drive through the smoke. Fortunately, this isn't very close to me.

 

[indiucky]

Sorry to here that...I was in Bardstown when Heaven Hill caught fire.....I imagine a mulch fire and a whiskey fire are about as big a fire as you can get...

 

[bwframe]

Wow. Wonder if the steady winds are keeping this going?

 

[churchmouse]

Sorry to here that...I was in Bardstown when Heaven Hill caught fire.....I imagine a mulch fire and a whiskey fire are about as big a fire as you can get...

Tire warehouse. It was years ago about a mile NE of us. The smoke went all the way to Terr Haute. They put so much water on it they flushed the pipes. The water tasted great out o the tap for a good while.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

I don't think so. Based on the photos I've seen, it's more like a huge smoldering fire not a blazing inferno. That place produces mulch and apparently, they reach critical mass for spontaneous combustion of that organic material.

Sorry to here that...I was in Bardstown when Heaven Hill caught fire.....I imagine a mulch fire and a whiskey fire are about as big a fire as you can get...

 

[4651feeder]

Based on what I've seen firsthand with the Elkhart mulch fire and then more recently Mottville, MI mulch fire; if the inventory is similar , you could be seeing a plume of smoke for a week if not longer.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Based on what I've seen firsthand with the Elkhart mulch fire and then more recently Mottville, MI mulch fire; if the inventory is similar , you could be seeing a plume of smoke for a week if not longer.

Sounds like they're more common than I thought. Looks like that industry would have developed standards for storing the mulch to minimize the fire risks.

 

[SMiller]

Mulch fires are the norm, Tiffany mulch in Indy is always on fire, insert prob and wait, it just builds hest all winter, you cannot stire it fast enough.

 

[Leadeye]

That's not the first fire for them, I would imagine the bill on this one will be quite high when it's all done. They might move down 60 to get away from town but still keep a close truck connection.

 

[K_W]

The one in Indy (Tiffany?) burned for days.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

The one in Indy (Tiffany?) burned for days.

Yeah, that's what they're saying about this one.

This afternoon IN-60 is closed off between Mitchell and US50. Smoke was still wafting across 37 just a tad north of Mitchell. Visibility wasn't as bad today as it was yesterday.

 

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[Alamo]

A mulch and compost place near Helotes, which is just NW of San Antonio, was being encroached on by the growing suburbs, and people started complaining about it and trying to get it shut down and moved. Right in the middle of the legal battles it suddenly caught fire and burned for weeks, IIRC.

 

[Sawmiller]

It is my understanding that they have gotten control of the fire

 

[bwframe]

Dozens treated due to smoke from southern Indiana mulch fire

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

It is my understanding that they have gotten control of the fire

I think you're right. I came through town just a few minutes ago and the highway was no longer blocked and the smoke was gone from town.