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now, from abc 7, live breaking news. and that is thousands in richmond warned to take in doors. the urgency to get out can bb seen at the toll plaza. right now, it s especially. no one is there to take tolls. that fire started at 5:00 tonight and still going strong. right now, it s burning at south fourth street and cutting boulevard. shelter in place has expanded through the night and now covers most of the city. kate is where the fire started, kate? reporter: well, i can tell you that this fire is still burning here tonight, very strong and they are really trying their hardest putting a ton of water on the flames. you can see behind me, that the fire trucks are back by those piles of debris and smoke is still just coming off, filling the air, a strong chemical taste and smell in the air right now. just spoke to the deputy fire chief that said, they will be out here at the scrap yard for a long time tonight because the flames are beating back when the retardent ....
ton of water on the flames. you can see behind me, that the fire trucks are back by those piles of debris and smoke is still just coming off, filling the air, a strong chemical taste and smell in the air right now. just spoke to the deputy fire chief that said, they will be out here at the scrap yard for a long time tonight because the flames are beating back when the retardent slows down. heavy equipment pulling piles of debris away from a toxic fire. this business takes in cars. they dismantle them, they sell the metal. so we have a heap of metal out there that is burning. reporter: richmond deputy fire chief said that there s more than 40 firefighters on scene who have been trying to put out of the 25 foot high pile of flaming metal since 5:00. but the firefighters can only get some close. we would be able to remove the piles of debris, at the air quality nearest the fire, was better. but because it was so bad, and it was below 20, 20% in oxygen, there s no way ....
now, from abc 7, live breaking news. and that is thousands in richmond warned to take in doors. the urgency to get out can bb seen at the toll plaza. right now, it s especially. no one is there to take tolls. that fire started at 5:00 tonight and still going strong. right now, it s burning at south fourth street and cutting boulevard. shelter in place has expanded through the night and now covers most of the city. kate is where the fire started, kate? reporter: well, i can tell you that this fire is still burning here tonight, very strong and they are really trying their hardest putting a ton of water on the flames. you can see behind me, that the fire trucks are back by those piles of debris and smoke is still just coming off, filling the air, a strong chemical taste and smell in the air right now. just spoke to the deputy fire chief that said, they will be out here at the scrap yard for a long time tonight because the flames are beating back when the retardent ....