A large fire broke out Friday afternoon at Sigma Renew 360, a plastic facility in Henry, Tennessee, sending a giant black plume of smoke into the sky and triggering a shelter-in-place order for people in the immediate area. The Henry County Sheriff’s Office told residents nearby, especially those with respiratory issues, to stay inside as emergency crews rushed in.
Video from the scene showed smoke rising high above the Sigma Plastics Group facility as crews worked through the afternoon under air quality warnings. The fire remained active Saturday afternoon, with firefighters still battling remaining flames and officials saying the cause had not yet been released.
The fire hit Henry County, in the northwestern part of Tennessee about two hours west of Nashville, where the response underscored how quickly a plastics blaze can turn into a wider public safety concern. It was still unclear Saturday afternoon whether anyone was hurt or killed.
Sigma Renew 360 is part of Sigma Plastics Group, and the incident involved a plastic recycling facility in Henry County. For now, the unanswered question is basic and urgent: what sparked the fire that kept crews on scene into Saturday?
