Three workers were injured as a massive North Texas foam recycling plant fire quickly engulfed the building and then burned all day Thursday and into Friday morning.
The fire broke out at the Richland Hills corporate headquarters and manufacturing facility for Advanced Foam Recycling at 2525 Handley Ederville Road, southwest of Texas 121 and Loop 820, at about 12:45 p.m.
The Fort Worth Fire Department, who is assisting in the fight, said Thursday there was 125 personnel from eight local departments fighting the fire into the afternoon.
That number grew to nine fire departments by Friday morning as firefighters continued to put out hot spots, Richland Hills police tweeted. Officers cautioned that heavy smoke and road closures remain in the area. Texas Sky Ranger flew to the fire Thursday afternoon and quickly spotted a huge plume of thick, black smoke, far away on the horizon. As they arrived, heavy fire and smoke could be seen coming from the large building.