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The Associated Press:
APEX, N.C. (AP) -- As many as 17,000 residents were asked to evacuate their homes after a hazardous materials fire shot flames some 150 feet into the sky.
Hospital officials said 18 people were sent to emergency rooms after the blaze that began late Thursday in this suburban Raleigh town of about 28,000.
Town manager Bruce Radford said he didn't know what sparked the fire at EQ Industrial Services Inc., a hazardous waste business that housed a variety of volatile chemicals, including chlorine.
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Hospital officials said 18 people were sent to emergency rooms after the blaze that began late Thursday in this suburban Raleigh town of about 28,000.
Town manager Bruce Radford said he didn't know what sparked the fire at EQ Industrial Services Inc., a hazardous waste business that housed a variety of volatile chemicals, including chlorine.
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