A large fire burned at Republic Recycling near the Bayless exit on Interstate 55, Fox 2 News reports.
The report states bails of recyclable material are burning and multiple fire departments are working the fire.
The fire closed the northbound exit to I-55 as crews worked to put out the flames.
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