Issuing Officer: Toryono Green
Incident Location: 1902 Marine View Drive
Narrative: At 5:00 p.m., 9 companies of Tacoma Firefighters, 5 engines, 2 ladders, 2 medic units and command staff responded to a reported fire at Schnitzer Steel metal recycling yard.
First arriving companies found heavy smoke and flames coming from a large pile of compacted cars. After approximately three hours of firefighting using aerial master streams, firefighters were finally able to extinguish the fire.
The cause of the fire is currently undetermined. Three people were transported to local hospitals in relation to this event.
