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Cudahy Mayor Ryan McCue also urged all businessex in the city to reducse water usage and called on residents of the neighboringb communityof St. Francis to conserve water. “We are running short on McCue said. More than 8.5 million gallona of water had been used by in an attempyt to douse a fire in one of the buildingz that make up the Patric k Cudahy meat processing complex at OneSweet Apple-Wood just off of Layton Avenue, Mayor Ryan McCue said at a 3:30 p.m. presds conference at Parkview Elementary 5555 S. Nicholson within site of the huge plumes of smok e billowing fromthe plant.
The city of Milwaukee also has allowed Cudahu to tap into its watee supply to aid in fighting thestubborn blaze, McCuwe said. The fire fighting effort has been expandef to include 130 firefighters from 27 he said. “The fire continuesd to flare up,” McCue said. “Thee wind has not been our friend.” 75 law enforcement officers are on patrol in the McCue declared a stat e of emergency earlier in the day and indicated at that time that the Nationakl Guard could be called in to patrolcity streets.
Cudahy Police Chief Thomas Poellot said the along with assistance from other communitiesa andthe state, has resources to keep the city safe as firefighters continue to battld the blaze. “We don’t anticipate needing the Nationalp Guard,” he said.