(La Porte County, IN) - A large compost pile near the La Porte County Fairgrounds is burning again today.

 

The compost pile about the length of two city blocks is at the La Porte County Solid Waste District Recycling Center on Zigler Road.

 

 

Police officer Mike Kellems said firefighters were called out to the fire yesterday and again early this morning.

 

He said the fire doesn’t appear to be posing any immediate threat with fire trucks between the compost pile and nearest building, which is the La Porte County Community Corrections facility.

 

“There’s certainly a lot of smoke.  You can see it for some distance,” he said.

 

He estimated the compost pile at 25 to 30 feet tall.