Fire Contained at California Food Plant; Evacuations Remain

Fire Contained at California Food Plant; Evacuations Remain
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The Associated Press
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SALINAS, Calif.—Firefighters contained a massive blaze at a central California food processing plant that prompted authorities to tell thousands of nearby residents to evacuate Thursday and to order tens of thousands more to stay inside their homes.

The fire started Wednesday night at the Taylor Farms packaged salad plant in Salinas, about 110 miles south of San Francisco.