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BBC NEWS - BURNT-OUT TOCKWITH WASTE PLANT WRECKAGE STOLEN, http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-11847296

Thieves have stolen the wreckage of a hazardous waste management plant which was gutted in a chemical fire.

Police said the metal-framed building structure had been taken from the site of BCB Environmental Management in Tockwith, North Yorkshire.

The plant was destroyed in a large fire in August and the company later went into liquidation.

The Environment Agency has been alerted amid concerns the stolen building debris could be contaminated.

North Yorkshire Police were alerted to the theft when the Environment Agency started clearing up the site on Wednesday.

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HOMEOWNER SAYS CHEMICALS HELPED INTENSIFY HOUSE FIRE - WAFB CHANNEL 9, BATON ROUGE, LA |, http://www.wafb .com/Global/story.asp?S=13569158

CENTRAL, LA (WAFB) - Two houses were damaged north of Baton Rouge when one caught fire and chemical explosions sent flames spreading to the second Thursday afternoon. Smoking is suspected of being part of the equation.

The initial fire sparked at a home on North Oak Tree Drive in Central around 3:15 p.m.

Maggie Anthony said she was pulling up to the home when her son told her the laundry room was on fire. She said a series of explosions sent flames shooting out.

"Stuff just started blowing up and blowing up," Anthony described. "But, it had chemicals in the laundry room."

The house and a car were both destroyed, despite her efforts to save the car before flames could overtake it.


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