there says it started yesterday in a semi trailer on the site and quickly spread to a building filled with plastics. health officials are urging residents now to evacuate. um these are very fine particles. and if they re breathe, then can cause all kinds of respiratory problems burning in the eyes tightening of the chairs, it could aggravate asthma. ah cause bronchitis and all kinds of things. so we are stressing to the public to honor the evacuation zone. cnn s sanjay gupta is standing by to break down all the possible health risks from this fire. but first , let s go and check in with cnn s omar jimenez, who was on the ground there in richmond, indiana. omar what is the latest about the status of this cleanup effort? yeah i mean, i mean, you can see the fire a little bit behind your the smoke. i should say it s a lot better than it was. but it s still does pose that risk. as the indiana state fire marshal has described with fumes that are def definitely toxic, so it s a lot
taxes will probably be near the top of that plume. they tend to be lighter, they tend to be more volatile, rise up faster. so it s not as much of a surprise that if you re doing ground level testing or lower level testing, you re not going to find evidence of those toxins. you will find evidence of the particulate matter that omar was describing and that s what the people need to be the most cautious of but over time. some of those volatile organic compounds those some of the things that you worry about, they can rise up, move and then and then eventually fall back down to the ground, and that s why we need to be thinking about some of the longer term testing that happens as high up as you can do it, but also over time making sure you see is this causing contamination. later on , and even in different locations, so it s a lot of work to basically continue to monitor and measure something like this, abby yeah, absolutely. and for the people in that area, what should they be concerned ab
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