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Camden residents seek compensation for scrap metal recycler’s fires and other impacts through class action lawsuit
Camden residents filed a class action lawsuit against EMR’s scrap metal facilities, alleging noxious emissions and repeated fires that have disrupted their property use. The company’s shredding facility has experienced over a dozen fires since 2020, prompting Camden to suspend its license, which EMR contested in court.
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