Damage is estimated at $200-thousand after a fire at a metal recycling facility near 1st and West P Street Wednesday afternoon. LFR Captain Nancy Crist says the fire broke out around 3:30 p.m at American Metal Recycling.
“When crews arrived they found a vehicle on fire inside a crushing recycling machine.” Crist says the fire spread to other nearby machinery. She says it took several hours for crews to make sure the fire was completely extinguished.
No one was hurt and damage is estimated at $200,000.