Authorities urged thousands of California residents to evacuate and thousands more to stay in their homes after a massive fire broke out at a food processing plant in Salinas on Wednesday.
The fire at the Taylor Farms packaged salad plant in Salinas, about 110 miles south of San Francisco, started Wednesday night and was still burning Thursday morning.
Authorities initially said they feared the fire could generate an explosion and a plume of hazardous ammonia, but the Salinas Fire Department said later that those threats appeared to be minimal. About 2,700 people living closest to the plant were told that they should evacuate while 35,000 more were ordered to shelter inside their homes, the Monterey County Office of Emergency Services said in a statement.
Those staying home were told to shut windows and to turn off ventilation systems “until further notice,” the statement said.Officials said some people evacuated after the fire was reported at 7:15 p.m. Officials did not say what caused the fire. A woman who answered the phone at Taylor Farms in Salinas told a reporter seeking comment to call back later for information.
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