A powerful fire that has broken out at a metal scrap recycling factory near the Port of Oakland, California, is currently being vigorously fought by multiple firefighters and emergency services.
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Officials are recommending homeowners to close doors and windows, in order to prevent the influx of smoke from the fire, which is producing large plumes of dense black smoke that are spreading over the sky.
In reaction to the circumstance, more maritime resources have been sent to the fire scene to help with firefighting.
At a recycling facility in Oakland on Wednesday evening, a burning pile of scrap metal caught fire, sending smoke plumes into the air. Fireboats used the San Francisco Bay as a source of water to put out the fire.
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Shortly after 5:30 p.m., Schnitzer Steel received a report of the occurrence. The fire, which was contained to a pile that was about 50 feet high, spread quickly as a result of emergency personnel’s quick action. Steel and other recyclable items made up the majority of this pile.
The Oakland Fire Department acted just after 5:30 p.m. when a fire broke out at Schnitzer Steel. According to Michael Hunt, spokesman for the Oakland Fire Department, the blaze was effectively contained to a big pile of “steel and other recyclables” that was about 50 feet high.
Two fire boats from San Francisco and Alameda were sent to the area to put out the fire. These craft doused the flames consuming the heap of twisted metal with water from the surrounding Bay.
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It is anticipated that firefighting operations will last until at least 9 p.m. Firefighters are concentrating on methodically deconstructing the heap and painstakingly putting out each piece of the fire one at a time to ensure total control over the situation.
