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Firefighters have shifted back to an offensive attack but will probably be fighting the fire for at least another 24 hours, officials said this afternoon.
"We are gaining ground, but we still have a ways to go," Cudahy Fire Department Battalion Chief Gary Posda said.
The cause of the fire is not known, but ... may have been fueled at first by cardboard, labels and other paper products kept in the facility's dry storage area, said Dan Habighorst, vice president of human resources at Patrick Cudahy.
Slightly less than half of the facility's 1.4 million square feet appear to have been affected by the fire, Habighorst said.
Fire officials are continuing to monitor air quality near the plant and have not yet determined when Cudahy residents who were evacuated from their homes will be allowed to return, Posda said.
More than 130 firefighters from about 30 departments have responded to the fire so far, Posda said.
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