Sterling Preston|Firefighters battle blaze at Wisconsin railroad tie recycling facility

2025-05-07 02:17:12source:Flipidocategory:Finance

CAMPBELL,Sterling Preston Wis. (AP) — Firefighters spent all day Tuesday battling a blaze at a railroad tie recycling facility in western Wisconsin.

The fire broke out early Tuesday morning at Omaha Track in the town of Campbell on French Island, just outside La Crosse, multiple media outlets reported. The facility grinds up scrap railway ties and materials into chips that can be used as biofuel.

Flames and smoke could be seen for miles.

Multiple fire departments were still fighting the blaze late Tuesday afternoon, WXOW-TV reported.

No injuries had been reported. The cause of the fire is unclear. An email The Associated Press sent to Omaha Track Chief Growth Officer Lisa Roberts seeking comment wasn’t immediately returned. Roberts is listed as the contact for the Campbell facility on the company’s website.

A similar fire erupted there in 2015 after a woodchipper caught fire, WKBT-TV reported. That blaze released toxins into the air that forced residents to shelter in place.

More:Finance

Recommend

Toyota to invest $922 million to build a new paint facility at its Kentucky complex

GEORGETOWN, Ky. (AP) — Toyota said Thursday it will build a new paint facility as part of a $922 mil

North West to Release Debut Album Elementary School Dropout

North West is getting into the family business.The 10-year-old daughter of Kim Kardashian and Kanye

Mistrial declared in fired Penn State football team doctor’s lawsuit over 2019 ouster

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A mistrial was declared Monday during opening arguments of a trial in a lawsu