City unsure how long evacuation will last for Akron residents displaced by chemical fire

As of 5 p.m. Thursday afternoon, a three-alarm chemical fire at 1081 Rosemary Blvd. in East Akron was still active, displacing hundreds of area residents caught in the half-mile evacuation radius around the site. Akron Mayor Shammas Malik, who spoke at a press conference held at 4:45 p.m. Thursday, was…

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