The chemical plant fire just on the other side of the Illinois border is expected to burn for days.
No one is saying just what started the fire yesterday at the Chemtool plant in Rockton, Illinois. People in southern Wisconsin can see the huge smoke plume from the fire, and are expected to continue to see it for the next couple of days. No one was hurt in the fire, though about 150 people who live or work within a mile of the plant were evacuated yesterday. Illinois emergency managers say the smoke is not a threat to anyone’s health, though they are monitoring it to see just what’s in it.
