US authorities evacuated more than 2,000 people following a large industrial fire at a facility in the northern US state of Indiana, storing plastics and other recyclables.
The fire, northwest of Richmond's downtown area, sent thick, choking clouds of black smoke high enough into the atmosphere.
Indiana State Fire Marshal Stephen Jones told the press "The smoke is definitely toxic".
The fire has forced more than 2,011 people living within an 800-metre radius to evacuate from their homes.
