A “substantial” early morning fire has partially shut down Rumpke’s main recycling facility that serves hundreds of thousands of customers in Greater Cincinnati, the Dayton area and parts of Kentucky, a Rumpke spokeswoman says.
Flames broke out at about 3:30 a.m. at Rumpke Recycling on Vine Street in St. Bernard.
Two dozen night shift employees were working at the time and quickly evacuated, according to Rumpke spokeswoman Amanda Pratt
No one was hurt and the cause remains under investigation, she says. “We have fires from time to time. This was one of the larger ones, I would say,” Pratt tells FOX19 NOW.
“Employees acted immediately and they were safely evacuated. We had a tremendous response from local responders. It was much appreciated.”