Steel fallout creates complaints in one Tri-State city

MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (WKRC) – Residents and business owners in Middletown are voicing their frustrations over persistent pollution from the operations of a nearby steel plant, which they claim is damaging property with residue.

Doug Baker, owner of Car Connection, a Middletown auto salvage business, has been battling the fallout he says comes from the Cleveland Cliffs steel mill, formerly known as AK Steel, and its vendor, TMS International.

“And then, we have to make a chemical reaction to actually remove this. If it has this stuff on it from there, it turns white like that,” said Baker…

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