North Adams Fire Chief Brent Lefebvre updates on the fire with Mayor Thomas Bernard, right, and Southwick Fire Chief Russ Anderson.
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Dozens of firefighters labored through the day to bring a raging fire at a local scrap yard under control.
Fire Chief Brent Lefebvre said the blaze has largely been contained but that crews will be working through the night to dig out the fires burning in the 100-foot long pile of automotive debris. He was hopeful it would be out by morning.
"There's a small area of fire still burning, we're still working to pull it apart. The pile is deep, and its rooted in the pile," said Lefebvre, speaking at the incident command center Tuesday evening. "It's about a two-story pile of rubble."