HUMAN ERROR IS BELIEVED TO HAVE STARTED LAST WEEK’S FIRE AT THE EAGLE RECYCLING PLANT NEAR HOLLISTER. VIDEO SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE SHOWED PLASTIC AND CARDBOARD AROUND THE EXHAUST PIPE OF A BOBCAT, THAT WAS BEING DRIVEN AROUND THE PLANT. IT ALSO SHOWED THAT NO ONE NOTICED WHEN THE FIRE BEGAN, ALTHOUGH WHEN THEY DID NOTICE, WORKERS IMMEDIATELY TRIED TO PUT IT OUT WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHERS.
IT TOOK FIREFIGHTERS 5 DAYS TO FULLY CONTAIN THE BLAZE, WHICH DESTROYED ABOUT 75 PERCENT OF THE BUILDING.
