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EPA TO BEGIN $2.8 MILLION MY WAY TRADING FIRE CLEANUP

(Richmond, IN)--Cleanup of the My Way Trading fire site is about to begin.  The United States EPA has announced that cleanup will start in about three weeks at a cost of $2.8 million.  The EPA said that agency would be funding the cost.  Debris from the fire, which includes lead, benzene, and asbestos will not be going into the local landfill.  Instead, it will be transported to an unspecified hazardous waste facility.  As part of the announcement from the EPA, the city of Richmond has announced that it will be pursuing legal claims against Cornerstone Trading Group, which owned parts of the facilities.  The city remains a third-party defendant in a separate class-action suit which has been moved to a federal court.  Cleanup of the site will take several months to complete.