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PLAINFIELD, Iowa (AP) - A factory fire spewing what authorities initially believed was toxic smoke prompted evacuations Tuesday of homes and farms near this northern Iowa town.
Authorities later determined the smoke did not contain toxic chemicals, and no one was hurt, officials said.
The fire erupted in the afternoon at the Environmental Lubricants Manufacturing Inc. plant, which produces soybean-based grease. Plumes of thick black smoke spread across the area and could be seen as far as 30 miles away.
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