On Friday, four days after the Chemtool Inc. plant exploded in a massive fireball, evacuated residents who lived within a mile radius of the plant can return home.
Fire officials in Rockton, roughly 95 miles northwest of Chicago, say they will let the blaze burn out itself over concerns about chemical runoff into a nearby river.
![Rockton Residents Can Return Home Four Days After The Chemtool Fire [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20210618/2106182256-Rockton-Residents-Can-Return-Home-Four-Days-After.jpg)
![Chemtool 'Confident' Materials Burned In Rockton Chemical Plant Fire 'Pose No Health Threat' [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20210617/2106171653-Chemtool-Confident-Materials-Burned-In-Rockton-Chemical-Plant.jpg)
![Fire at Illinois chemical plant under control, but area residents still unable to return home [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20210616/2106161825-Fire-at-Illinois-chemical-plant-under-control-but.jpg)
