Chicago fire crews responded to a blaze at the General Iron scrap yard on the north side of Chicago Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015.
An online report from Chicago’s WGN TV described the fire as having emanated from “a seven-story pile of cars.”
Chicago fire crews were alerted to the fire around 9:30 the morning of Dec. 6, according to the report, and responded as if they fire may contain hazardous materials.
A fire fighter quoted by WGN said the scrap stockpile consisted of “unprocessed scrap” that included “cars, refrigerators [and] anything you could think of that someone would take to a scrap yard.”
The fire was extinguished in two hours, according to the report, though crews remained on the scene to monitor the air quality at and near the General Iron location.
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