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WEDNESDAY IS SIX-MONTH POINT SINCE MY WAY TRADING FIRE

(Richmond, IN)--It was six months ago Wednesday that the My Way Trading Fire broke out.  Multiple buildings crammed with recycled plastics began burning on April 11 and burned for days, spreading smoke and fumes across a wide area.  Even though it has now been six months, there has still not been one word from investigators on any level about the cause of the fire.  Attorneys involved in civil cases have mentioned arson, but that’s never been confirmed by the State Fire Marshal’s Office.  A class action suit filed by Richmond residents has now been moved to federal court.  In a separate lawsuit, the family of an elderly New Paris woman says she died as a direct result of the smoke from the fire.  The last official word from the EPA about the fire came back in August, when they released a list of chemicals that burned.