Overview

• The Colerain Township Fire Department said the blaze was fully contained at 8:18 p.m. Sunday.
• Air monitoring units were deployed at 7:51 p.m., testing continues with the Hamilton County EPA, and no alerts have been issued.
• A plume was visible across parts of Hamilton and Butler counties in Ohio and Dearborn County in Indiana, and residents in the smoke’s path were advised to close windows.
• The fire began in an active section of the landfill where trash is being placed, according to officials.
• Rumpke said all employees at the Colerain facility were accounted for and no injuries were reported as the investigation into the cause proceeds.