Smoke from Recycling Plant Fire Fills Sky above Kalamazoo, MI
John Tunison
mlive.com
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KALAMAZOO, MI — Firefighters worked late into the night Monday, March 9 to contain a recycling company fire.
The fire was reported about 8:30 p.m. at Kalamazoo Metal Recyclers, 1525 King Highway.
Heavy smoke could be seen from far away.
Authorities said the fire was contained to an exterior pile of material.
By about 10:30 p.m., the fire was 50 percent contained and firefighters said it likely would take several hours to put out hot spots.
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