Scrap Metal Fire Response

Firefighters responded to a reported scrap metal fire at a recycling business located at 1902 Marine View Drive at approximately 3:30 this afternoon. The first arriving companies found a fire that had ignited in a large pile of scrap material. Operationally, crews established master streams to contain the fire and plant personnel used a grappling hook machine to pull the pile apart to get at the core of the fire to extinguish it. The fire took over two-hours to bring under control and there were no injuries to report.