Windsor Star photographers were on the scene as Windsor firefighters, police, emergency services and utility vehicles tackled a huge industrial fire at a plastics recycling facility on Sprucewood Avenue in Windsor, Ont., on Tuesday, May 21, 2013.
Windsor police officers wear gas masks while guarding the scene of a huge industrial fire on Sprucewood Avenue in Windsor, Ontario on May 21, 2013. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
A Windsor firefighter stretches a line across Ojibway Parkway near the scene of a huge industrial fire on Sprucewood Avenue in Windsor, Ontario on May 21, 2013. ( JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
Windsor police officers wear gas masks while guarding the scene of a huge industrial fire on Sprucewood Avenue in Windsor, Ontario on May 21, 2013. ( JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
Skye Hopkins, 5, watches as Windsor firefighters battle a huge industrial fire on Sprucewood Avenue in Windsor, Ontario on May 21, 2013. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
Firefighters battle a blaze at the corner of Ojibway Parkway and Sprucewood Drive in Windsor on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The fire broke out around 3:30 p.m. and burned into the evening. The fire destroyed a building and contents on the surrounding property. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Firefighters battle a blaze at the corner of Ojibway Parkway and Sprucewood Drive in Windsor on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The fire broke out around 3:30 p.m. and burned into the evening. The fire destroyed a building and contents on the surrounding property. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Firefighters battle a blaze at the corner of Ojibway Parkway and Sprucewood Drive in Windsor on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The fire broke out around 3:30 p.m. and burned into the evening. The fire destroyed a building and contents on the surrounding property. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Firefighters battle a blaze at the corner of Ojibway Parkway and Sprucewood Drive in Windsor on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The fire broke out around 3:30 p.m. and burned into the evening. The fire destroyed a building and contents on the surrounding property. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Firefighters battle a blaze at the corner of Ojibway Parkway and Sprucewood Drive in Windsor on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The fire broke out around 3:30 p.m. and burned into the evening. The fire destroyed a building and contents on the surrounding property. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Firefighters battle a blaze at the corner of Ojibway Parkway and Sprucewood Drive in Windsor on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The fire broke out around 3:30 p.m. and burned into the evening. The fire destroyed a building and contents on the surrounding property. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Firefighters battle a blaze at the corner of Ojibway Parkway and Sprucewood Drive in Windsor on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The fire broke out around 3:30 p.m. and burned into the evening. The fire destroyed a building and contents on the surrounding property. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Firefighters battle a blaze at the corner of Ojibway Parkway and Sprucewood Drive in Windsor on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The fire broke out around 3:30 p.m. and burned into the evening. The fire destroyed a building and contents on the surrounding property. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Firefighters battle a blaze at the corner of Ojibway Parkway and Sprucewood Drive in Windsor on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The fire broke out around 3:30 p.m. and burned into the evening. The fire destroyed a building and contents on the surrounding property. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Firefighters battle a blaze at the corner of Ojibway Parkway and Sprucewood Drive in Windsor on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The fire broke out around 3:30 p.m. and burned into the evening. The fire destroyed a building and contents on the surrounding property. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Firefighters battle a blaze at the corner of Ojibway Parkway and Sprucewood Drive in Windsor on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The fire broke out around 3:30 p.m. and burned into the evening. The fire destroyed a building and contents on the surrounding property. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Firefighters battle a blaze at the corner of Ojibway Parkway and Sprucewood Drive in Windsor on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The fire broke out around 3:30 p.m. and burned into the evening. The fire destroyed a building and contents on the surrounding property. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Firefighters battle a blaze at the corner of Ojibway Parkway and Sprucewood Drive in Windsor on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The fire broke out around 3:30 p.m. and burned into the evening. The fire destroyed a building and contents on the surrounding property. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Firefighters battle a blaze at the corner of Ojibway Parkway and Sprucewood Drive in Windsor on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The fire broke out around 3:30 p.m. and burned into the evening. The fire destroyed a building and contents on the surrounding property. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Firefighters battle a blaze at the corner of Ojibway Parkway and Sprucewood Drive in Windsor on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The fire broke out around 3:30 p.m. and burned into the evening. The fire destroyed a building and contents on the surrounding property. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Firefighters battle a blaze at the corner of Ojibway Parkway and Sprucewood Drive in Windsor on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The fire broke out around 3:30 p.m. and burned into the evening. The fire destroyed a building and contents on the surrounding property. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Firefighters battle a blaze at the corner of Ojibway Parkway and Sprucewood Drive in Windsor on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The fire broke out around 3:30 p.m. and burned into the evening. The fire destroyed a building and contents on the surrounding property. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star)
Scene of a huge industrial fire at a plastics recycling facility on Sprucewood Avenue in Windsor, Ont, on May 21, 2013. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
Scene of a huge industrial fire at a plastics recycling facility on Sprucewood Avenue in Windsor, Ont, on May 21, 2013. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
People watch from across a field a huge industrial fire at a plastics recycling facility on Sprucewood Avenue in Windsor, Ont, on May 21, 2013. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
People watch from across the highway a huge industrial fire at a plastics recycling facility on Sprucewood Avenue in Windsor, Ont, on May 21, 2013. (JASON KRYK/ The Windsor Star)
