GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga.,None — Firefighters battled a blaze at a Norcross plastics recycling facility on Wednesday afternoon.
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Channel 2's Manuel Bojorquez was on Northwoods Parkway, where crews were fighting the flames.
Workers alerted authorities about a fire that erupted outside the facility around 1:15 p.m., firefighters said.
They said some equipment caught fire and propane tanks exploded outside. Firefighters said they don't know what caused the fire.
The building was damaged, but all of the workers made it out safely, firefighters said.
Firefighters requested an additional engine and hazmat team to put out the fire, Gwinnett Fire spokesman Tommy Ruteledge said.