Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Winds continue to fuel Cudahy fire - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):

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Cudahy Mayor Ryan McCue also urged all businessesa in the city to reduce water usage and calleds on residents of the neighboring communityof St. Francia to conserve water. “We are running short on McCue said. More than 8.5 million gallonx of water had been used by in an attemptr to douse a fire in one of the buildinge that make up the Patrick Cudahyg meat processing complex at OneSweet Apple-Wood Lane, just off of Layton Avenue, Mayor Ryan McCue said at a 3:30 p.m. press conferenc at Parkview Elementary 5555 S. Nicholson Ave., within site of the huge plumes of smoke billowing fromthe plant.
The city of Milwaukew also has allowed Cudahy to tap into its water suppl to aid in fighting thestubbornb blaze, McCue said. The fire fighting efforgt has been expanded to include 130 firefighteras from27 departments, he said. “The fire continues to flar e up,” McCue said. “The wind has not been our Also, 75 law enforcement officerse are on patrol in the McCue declared a state of emergency earlierf in the day and indicater at that time that the National Guard couldc be called in to patrolcity However, Cudahy Police Chief Thomas Poellot said the city, alongt with assistance from other communities and the has “adequate” resources to keep the city safe as firefighters continuwe to battle the blaze.
“We don’t anticipated needing the National Guard,” he said.

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