Firefighters are investigating whether a Tesla vehicle found in the middle of a pile of burning debris caused a San Leandro metal yard to engulf in flames Friday afternoon.
Alameda County Fire Department officials ordered a temporary shelter-in-place in San Leandro after responding to a fire at around 4 p.m. at Alco Iron & Metal headquarters near Davis Street and Doolittle in San Leandro. They said the fire was under control just before 6 p.m. Friday.
Firefighters noticed the Tesla vehicle engulfed in flames in the middle debris pile, but said they are unsure if the vehicle caused the fire. The cause of the blaze was unknown.
No injuries were reported Friday evening.
Officials in a nearby Alameda County Fire Department first saw the black plume of smoke rising from the metal yard and responded to the scene, according to a fire department statement.
Alameda County Sheriff’s officials deployed its drone to provide firefighters an aerial view of the fire.
Photos posted to the fire department’s Twitter account showed black plumes of smoke rising from piles of metal debris.
Officials asked residents to shelter in place for more than an hour Friday in the areas of Adams Avenue on the north, Interstate 880 on the east, Williams Street on the south, and to the bay.
Residents were advised to say indoors and close doors and windows until further notice.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Lauren Hernandez is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @LaurenPorFavor
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