On January 26 at 18:52 hours Station 71 Blades was alerted for an automatic alarm at Perdue Agra-Recycle Plant. 71 Command arrived on scene to find heavy smoke coming from the building. A full response was requested from Blades, Seaford, and Laurel. Additional tankers from Sharptown, Bridgeville, and Delmar were requested to assist in the operations.