Scrap yard fire covers downtown Chattanooga with smoke
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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — There was a large fire at a scrap metal recycling center near Downtown Chattanooga on Tuesday afternoon.
HCEMS crews were on stand-by as the Chattanooga Fire Department battled the fire.
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It was located at W. 19th Street, close to Riverfront Parkway.
A public safety alert went out to those in the Chattanooga area around 3:40 p.m. warning people to limit their exposure to the smoke in the area.
There were several piles of scrap metal burning at PSC Metals, according to the Chattanooga Fire Department.
CFD said there were no buildings involved. The original call of the fire came in just after 2 p.m.
First responders transported one CFD firefighter to the hospital. The firefighter received heat-related injuries from battling the blaze, according to the fire department. He was working in a bucket on a ladder when he received the injuries.
The injured firefighter has since been released from the hospital.
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