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Metal recycling facility fire investigation
Fire investigators are still working to determine what caused a large fire at a metal recycling facility near Forest Park in Clayton County.
CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. - Firefighters continued through the night putting out hot spots to an industrial fire just outside the Forest Park city limits Wednesday evening.
The fire broke out around 6:40 p.m. Wednesday at a metal recycling plant in the 1300 block of Forest Parkway. Lake City police said witnesses reported hearing an explosion right before the fire started.
Firefighters from Clayton County and Forest Park were on the scene battling the flames.
A photo shared by the Morrow police chief shows a fire at a Clayton County junk yard on Aug. 11, 2021. (Morrow Police Department)
Lake City Police Chief Anthony Whitmire told FOX 5 that an arson investigator was called to the scene, but its not clear what those findings were. He said he understands the fire is deep seated and that's why crews were still dealing with hotspots.
A photo shared by the city of Morrow police chief shows piles of crushed cars on the property.
A GDOT camera at Forest Pkwy and Jonesboro Road shows an industrial fire on the evening of Aug. 11, 2021. (Georgia Department of Transportation)
A Georgia Department of Transportation camera pointing southbound along Forest Parkway at Jonesboro Road shows flames and smoke shooting into the air. Another camera pointed northbound along Forest Parkway at North Parkway shows heavy smoke.
The fire did not appear to impact traffic, but firefighters and other first responders were staged along the northbound lanes of Forest Parkway.
No injuries have been reported.
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