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Huge fire burns Fremont metal plant, prompts chemical concerns

Dozens of fire fighters battled a 2-alarm blaze that destroyed a metal finishing processing plant in Fremont, sending plumes of smoke into the sky that could be seen for miles.

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Crews handling possible chemical contamination as a result of the 2-alarm fire that broke out in the ASKO building in Fremont gather several blocks away from the site. Several blocks of the neighborhood would closed for several hours after the flames were put out by firefighters. Seattle Fire Department spokesman Kyle Moore cautioned that anyone who walked through the runoff created by the fire fight should wash their shoes, as the runoff has a similar makeup to household bleach.
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