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EXPLOSION, FIRE REPORTED AT BEST WAY DISPOSAL

(Randolph County, IN)--Reports of an explosion sent firefighters from multiple agencies to the Best Way Disposal facility near Modoc Thursday night.  The reports came in at around 10 o’clock Thursday night just off of State Road 1 a few miles north of Modoc.  Scanner traffic indicated that up to five trucks had caught fire.  It took about an hour to get the fire under control.  There’s no word yet on the source of any explosion or subsequent fire.  There were no initial reports of any injuries.