Tucson Fire is working on a two-alarm fire at a recycling plant on the cityβs northwest side.
Tucson Fire department is responding to a fire at a recycling center near I-10. Courtesy Tucson Fire Department
On Thursday afternoon, a fire broke out at SA Recyclingβs scrapyard, located at 1525 W. Miracle Mile, Tucson Fire said. The fire has caused significant smoke production, which is reducing visibility near Miracle Mile and Interstate 10.
Tucson Fire and Northwest Fire crews are working on containing the fire. They are urging individuals to avoid the area while they work.
Photos: Fire breaks out at SA Recycling on Northwest side of Tucson
Fire at Scrap yard
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Tucson Fire Department and Northwest Fire District on scene at a fire at SA Recycling, 1525 West Miracle Mile in Tucson, Ariz. on October 13, 2022.
Fire at Scrap yard
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Tucson Fire Department and Northwest Fire District on scene at a fire at SA Recycling, 1525 West Miracle Mile in Tucson, Ariz. on October 13, 2022.
Fire at Scrap yard
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Tucson Fire Department and Northwest Fire District on scene at a fire at SA Recycling, 1525 West Miracle Mile in Tucson, Ariz. on October 13, 2022.
Fire at Scrap yard
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Tucson Fire Department and Northwest Fire District on scene at a fire at SA Recycling, 1525 West Miracle Mile in Tucson, Ariz. on October 13, 2022.
Fire at Scrap yard
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Tucson Fire Department and Northwest Fire District on scene at a fire at SA Recycling, 1525 West Miracle Mile in Tucson, Ariz. on October 13, 2022.
Fire at Scrap yard
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Tucson Fire Department and Northwest Fire District on scene at a fire at SA Recycling, 1525 West Miracle Mile in Tucson, Ariz. on October 13, 2022.
Scrap yard fire
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Tucson Fire Department and Northwest Fire District personnel hose water from a ladder truck as employees use heavy equipment to dig into a mountain of smoldering scrap down to the source of the flames while fighting a fire at SA Recycling, 1525 W. Miracle Mile, Tucson, Ariz., October 13, 2022.
Scrap yard fire
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Tucson Fire Department personnel hose down a claw full of smoldering scrap being pulled out of a burning pile by heavy equipment while fighting a fire at SA Recycling, 1525 W. Miracle Mile, Tucson, Ariz., October 13, 2022.
Scrap yard fire
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Two fire fighting teams hose down the pile of smoldering scrap from nearby structures as firefighters battle a fire in the SA Recycling scrap yard, 1525 W. Miracle Mile, Tucson, Ariz., October 13, 2022.
Scrap yard fire
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A firefighting team uses a nearby structure to get an angle on a flaming mountain of scrap while fighting a fire at the SA Recycling scrap yard, 1525 W. Miracle Mile, Tucson, Ariz., October 13, 2022.
Scrap yard fire
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A team from Tucson Fire Department Station 1 uses a ladder truck to try to get water on the flames buried under a mountain of scrap metal while fighting a fire at SA Recycling, 1525 W. Miracle Mile, Tucson, Ariz., October 13, 2022.
Fire at Recycling Plant
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Tucson Fire Department and Northwest Fire District on scene at a fire at SA Recycling, 1525 West Miracle Mile in Tucson, Ariz. on October 13, 2022.
Fire at Recycling Plant
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Tucson Fire Department and Northwest Fire District on scene at a fire at SA Recycling, 1525 West Miracle Mile in Tucson, Ariz. on October 13, 2022.
