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EVACUATION ORDER LIFTED

(Richmond, IN)--The half-mile evacuation order that resulted from last Tuesday’s My Way Trading fire was lifted Sunday afternoon.  "We will be transitioning more from a response mode to that of recovery in order to get the community back to some sort of normalcy," said Matthew Cain from Wayne County Emergency Management.  Local, state, and federal agencies made the determination Sunday.  Dr. David Jetmore was in on those discussions.  "All of the chemicals that we tested for were not-detectable except for three:  benzine, ethelyne, and butadiene, and these are in small levels," Jetmore said.  Jetmore predicted this about additional testing done Sunday night:  "...that there will be no detectable chemicals of any kind in the air.  I feel very confident that people will be safe when they move back to their homes."  The Richmond Fire Department is remaining on the scene to douse any flare-ups that occur.