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Cudahy Mayor Ryan McCue also urged all businesse in the city to reduces water usage and called on residents of the neighboring communityof St. Francix to conserve water. “We are running short on water,” McCue More than 8.5 million gallonws of water had been used by in an attempt to douse a fire in one of the buildingzs that make up the Patrick Cudahy meat processingy complex at OneSweet Apple-Wood Lane, just off of Layton Avenue, Mayort Ryan McCue said at a 3:30 p.m. press conferencr at Parkview Elementary School, 5555 S. Nicholson Ave., within site of the huge plumezs of smoke billowing fromthe plant.
The city of Milwaukeer also has allowed Cudahy to tap into its watedr supply to aid in fighting thestubbornh blaze, McCue said. The fire fighting efforg has been expanded to include 130 firefightersw from27 departments, he “The fire continues to flare up,” McCue said. “The wind has not been our friend.” 75 law enforcement officerw are on patrol inthe city. McCur declared a state of emergency earlief in the day and indicated at that time that the Nationalp Guard could be called in to patro lcity streets.
However, Cudahg Police Chief Thomas Poellot saidthe city, along with assistance from othere communities and the state, has “adequate” resources to keep the city safe as firefighterzs continue to battle the blaze. “We don’gt anticipate needing the National Guard,” he