Indiana industrial fire that started evacuation order "grew with intensity," says local fire chief

An evacuation order affecting more than 1,000 people was expected to remain in place through Wednesday as crews worked through the night to douse piles of burning plastics, authorities said.

Richmond Fire Department Chief Tim Brown told CBS News the fire, which began on Tuesday afternoon in Richmond, Indiana, "grew with intensity" and spread quickly throughout the 14-acre facility.

Brown said the plan is to put out the fire by "sometime on Saturday," and the fire response teams need to gain access to hotspot areas. Responders were working diligently, but their job was made tougher because they have to move things around, he told CBS News.