Summary

Supers/Fonts: ROBERT GIOELI | LIVES CLOSE TO FIRE SITE


KEBRA HOSKINS | LIVES CLOSE TO FIRE SITE


FLOYED HOLMES | LIVES CLOSE TO FIRE


FREDERICK LEE SCOTT | LIVES CLOSE TO FIRE SITE WITH HIS WIFE SUE ANN SCOTT



Story Location: Richmond

State/Province: Indiana

Shot Date: 04/25/2023

URL: https://wwwwishtvcom/news/local-news/richmond-residents-concerned-about-health-two-weeks-after-industrial-fire/

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19237828 WISH DNT: vo of home having to be cleaned outsot with homeownervo of the fire/heavy smokeEPA community mt vosots from upset residentsvo of aftermath, fence around debriscleanup kits offered at the mt

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ROBERT GIOELI | LIVES CLOSE TO FIRE SITE
KEBRA HOSKINS | LIVES CLOSE TO FIRE SITE
FLOYED HOLMES | LIVES CLOSE TO FIRE
FREDERICK LEE SCOTT | LIVES CLOSE TO FIRE SITE WITH HIS WIFE SUE ANN SCOTT

Wire/StoryDescription:
RICHMOND, Ind (WISH) Two weeks after the Richmond industrial fire, some residents are returning to their homes to start cleaning up while concerned about their health after particulates were released in the air

Robert Gioeli lives less than half a mile from where the fire occurred He says when he finally returned, his house was full of soot Now, he and his partner have to empty the house to clean it and everything they own from top to bottom

You know, now were just cleaning it up wearing N95s, hopefully, thats enough to mitigate some of the health risks, said Gioeli

Gioeli says he has a 7-year-old son and a 2-year-old daughter and is taking cleaning very seriously because he does not want them to breathe in any particulates

It makes me kinda nervous because what if I dont do a good job cleaning it up, because there were I think thousands of chemicals in that building, said Gioeli So, just to know they could be exposed to more if I cant get it all cleaned up is kind of concerning

The Environmental Protection Agency and other government agencies held a community Help Line Live event where people could ask questions after the fire

Yeah, I worry a lot, said Floyed Holmes, a resident that lives two and a half blocks away from the fire




I worry about chemicals and asbestos getting into my house, around my house where you cant see or later on Something can happen later from this fire We just dont know, Holmes said

Many were upset this fire happened after the business was cited for unsafe practices and nothing was done

Im upset because the guy didnt do anything, or lets put it this way, whoever was sapota take care of it didnt but thats how life goes, said Kebra Hoskins, a resident who lives one block away from the fire site

Others say former health concerns are now top of mind with the additional risk from the fire Frederick Lee Scott lives in the evacuation zone with his wife Sue Ann Scott, who is a cancer survivor

We wanted to make sure that she gets all the information she needs to know what the chemicals are, what they are going to do to us in the long haul, said Frederick And it just seemed like we came here, we thought it would be more organized, but it didnt seem like it was that organized

People returning to the city were given clean-up kits with dish soap, rags, masks, and gloves to wash their houses Residents say they were instructed to only pick up any remaining debris with gloves on and to double bag it before throwing it away

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TWO WEEKS AFTER RICHMOND FIRE, RESIDENTS CONCERNED ABOUT LASTING EFFECTS
Danielle Zulkosky | /Danielle Zulkosky
ROBERT GIOELI | LIVES CLOSE TO FIRE SITE
KEBRA HOSKINS | LIVES CLOSE TO FIRE SITE
FLOYED HOLMES | LIVES CLOSE TO FIRE
FREDERICK LEE SCOTT | LIVES CLOSE TO FIRE SITE WITH HIS WIFE SUE ANN SCOTT

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IT'S BEEN TWO WEEKS SINCE THE RICHMOND INDUSTRIAL FIRE AND NEIGHBORS CLOSE TO THE SCENE ARE FINALLY STARTING TO CLEAN UP THE MESS LEFT BEHIND
THOSE THAT LIVE CLOSEST TO THE SITE TELL NEWS 8'S DANIELLE ZULKOSKY THEY ARE WORRIED ABOUT THE LASTING EFFECTS FROM THE CHEMICALS
DANIELLE JOINS US LIVE FROM RICHMOND WHERE community members voiced their CONCERNS

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IT'S FOURTEEN DAYS AFTER THE RICHMOND INDUSTRIAL FIRE CAUSED PEOPLE TO EVACUATE THEIR HOMES AND SOME ARE JUST NOW COMING BACK TO CLEAN UP THE MESS
THEY TELL ME THEY ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE LASTING EFFECTS FROM CHEMICALS AND PARTICLES IN THE AIR

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ROBERT GIOELI LIVES LESS THAN HALF A MILE FROM WHERE THE FIRE OCCURED -- HE SAYS WHEN HE FINALLY RETURNED HIS HOUSE WAS FULL OF SOOT SO NOW HE AND HIS PARTNER HAVE TO EMPY THE HOUSE TO CLEAN IT AND EVERYTHING THEY OWN FROM TOP TO BOTTOM

((ROBERT GIOELI/LIVES CLOSE TO FIRE SITE: YOU KNOW NOW JUST CLEANING IT UP WEARING N-95'S HOPEFULLY THAT'S ENOUGH TO MITIGATE SOME OF THE HEALTH RISKS))

GIOELI SAYS HE HAS A 7 YEAR OLD SON AND A 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER HE IS TAKING CLEANING VERY SERIOUSLY BECAUSE HE DOES NOT WANT THEM TO BREATHE IN ANY PARTICULATES

((GIOELI: IT MAKES ME KINDA NERVOUS BECAUSE WHAT IF I DON'T DO A GOOD JOB CLEANING IT UP CAUSE THERE WAS I THINK THOUSANDS OF CHEMICALS IN THAT BUILDING SO JUST TO KNOW THEY COULD BE EXPOSED TO MORE AND I CAN'T GET IT ALL CLEANED UP IS KINDA CONCERNING))

THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY AND OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HELD A COMMUNITY HELP LINE LIVE EVENT WHERE PEOPLE COULD ASK QUESTIONS AFTER THE FIRE
MANY WERE UPSET THIS FIRE HAPPENED AFTER THE BUSINESS WAS CITED FOR UNSAFE PRACTICES AND NOTHING WAS DONE

((KEBRA HOSKINS/LIVES CLOSE TO FIRE SITE: I'M UPSET BECAUSE THE GUY DIDN'T DO ANYTHING, OR LET'S PUT IT THIS WAY, WHOEVER WAS SAPOSTA TAKE CARE OF IT DIDN'T BUT THAT'S HOW LIFE GOES))

((FLOYED HOLMES/LIVES CLOSE TO FIRE SITE: YEAH I WORRY A LOT I WORRY ABOUT CHEMICALS AND ASBESTOS GETTING INTO MY HOUSE, AROUND MY HOUSE WHERE YOU CAN'T SEE OR LATER ON SOMETHING CAN HAPPEN LATER FROM THIS FIRE WE JUST DON'T KNOW))

((FREDERICK LEE SCOTT/LIVES CLOSE TO FIRE SITE WITH HIS WIFE SUE ANN SCOTT: MY WIFE IS RECOVERED FROM CANCER SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT SHE GETS ALL THE INFORMATION SHE NEEDS TO KNOW WHAT THE CHEMICALS ARE, WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO TO US IN THE LONG HAUL AND IT JUST SEEMED LIKE WE CAME HERE WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE MORE ORGANIZED BUT IT DIDN'T SEEM LIKE IT WOULD BE THAT ORGANIZED))

PEOPLE AT THE EVENT WERE GIVEN CLEAN UP KITS WITH DISH SOAP TO WASH THEIR HOUSES THEY SAY THEY WERE INSTRUCTED TO ONLY PICK UP ANY REMAINING DEBRIS WITH GLOVES ON AND TO DOUBLE BAG IT BEFORE THROWING IT AWAY

(LIVE)

THOSE WE SPOKE TO IN RICHMOND SAY THE RETURN TO NORMAL WILL BE A LONG PROCESS BUT THEY WILL TAKE IT ONE DAY AT A TIME
I'M DANIELLE ZULKOSKY FOR WISH-TV, WISHTVCOM AND LIKE US ON FACEBOOK

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