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Fire at big rig yard causing heavy smoke in Fresno

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Firefighters are working to contain a fire causing heavy smoke that is visible from across Fresno on Sunday afternoon.

The fire broke out around 3:30 p.m. in a parking lot full of big rigs near Clinton and Marks avenues.

Five semi-trucks caught fire and were destroyed in the parking lot.

One of the semi-trucks on fire in the yard.

Crews worked to extinguish the fire as it sent a huge plume of black smoke billowing into the sky.

The cause of the fire is unknown at this time.