Evacuation ordered in industrial fire

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Dozens of fire departments are called in to help battle an industrial blaze in Rockton.  The first calls at Chem Tool on Prairie Hill Road came in about 7:00 a.m. Monday morning.  Billowing clouds of smoke could be seen for miles along the state-line area.  A mandatory evacuation order was issued for residents in a one-mile radius of the facility.  Rockton middle school has been designated a refugee site.