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Huge Fire Erupts in East Dubuque, Illinois on Wednesday July 7, 2021
According to the Dubuque Telegraph Herald there's a large fire at an East Dubuque, Illinois. Witnesses report dark black smoke rising above T & T iron & Metals.
Here's the report from the TH:
Multiple fire departments from both sides of the Mississippi River are responding this afternoon to a large fire at an East Dubuque salvage yard.
A huge column of dark, black smoke was rising from the blaze at T&T Iron & Metals on Barge Terminal Road, just off U.S. 20, as of 4 p.m. and could be seen from miles away. Fire departments from both Illinois and Iowa were among the agencies responding.
East Dubuque police confirmed that the fire broke out at T&T Iron & Metals and that all staff members were accounted for at the business.
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