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Odessa Fire Rescue is battling a large fire at Permian Basin Containers at 8100 N West County Road.
A City of Odessa news release said the immediate area is being evacuated as a safety precaution. That is on 81st from Erron to Golder. At this time there are no reports of any injuries and it’s believed there’s no danger of harmful fumes. The Red Cross Evacuation Center is at Connections Church located at Tanglewood and Penbrook.
Firefighters say the buildings on the property have burned, as well as an RV and a couple of mobile homes that were right next to it. OFR also says they seem to be on the downhill side of stopping it, the release said.