CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Firefighters were on the scene of a large fire at Sims Metal, a recycling business, which is located on Buell St. in an industrial area of Chesapeake, for most of Saturday afternoon.
The plume of smoke from the fire was visible from miles away .
An update from the Chesapeake Fire Department said that they got the initial call at 1:15 p.m. and arrived on scene within four minutes.
A spokesman said that a scrap metal pile was on fire with heavy smoke and flames visible. The size of the pile was estimated to be 250 ft. long by 250 ft. wide and 30 ft. high.
According to the spokesman, the fire was marked under control at 6:13 p.m.
At this time, the cause of the fire and the extent of the damage are not known.
There were no injuries reported.
Fire at Sims Metal in Chesapeake
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