By Associated Press - Monday, February 8, 2021

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Authorities say a fire in a large scrap debris pile Monday at an industrial site in St. Paul sent a towering plume of smoke over the area.

Firefighters responded about 1:30 p.m. to the blaze at a scrap metal processing facility near Pig’s Eye Lake. They used a ladder truck and several engines in an effort to control the fire in frigid weather, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reported.

“It will probably be a long process to pull it apart with heavy equipment to make sure the fire is out,” .Deputy Fire Chief Roy Mokosso said.



No injuries were reported.

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