NORTH ADAMS â Firefighters have contained the junkyard fire in North Adams that sent a black plume of smoke shooting into the sky Tuesday morning.
City residents were asked to stay indoors for several hours as the fire burned a pile of scrapped cars that sat about two stories high at George Apkin & Sons on State Street. About 40 firefighters fought the blaze around the junkyard and railroad tracks.
The cityâs advisory was removed by 4 p.m., as firefighters contained the flames and state agencies reported âno significant air quality risks.â
At a news conference on Tuesday evening, North Adams Fire Chief Brent Lefebvre said he hoped the firefighting would be able to wrap up Wednesday.
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.
Mayor Thomas Bernard and Fire Chief Brent Lefebvre held a press briefing Wednesday Morning. Update: The fire was declared out at 10 a.m. on Wednesday almost exactly 24 hours after it was reported Tuesday. It took dozens of firefighters from as far away as Orange and Northampton to aid in bringing the massive blaze under control. By noon, all units had been released and North Adams firefighters were cleaning up tools and equipment. As of 10 o clock this morning, we concluded firefighting operations. All known hotspots have been extinguished. We ve turned the property back over to the owners, Apkin, said Fire Chief Brent Lefebvre. Now we re conducting cleanup operations hitting all of our equipment placed back into service and decon from all the dirt and mud and the contamination that were on scene.
Mayor Thomas Bernard and Fire Chief Brent Lefebvre held a press briefing Wednesday Morning. Update: The fire was declared out at 10 a.m. on Wednesday almost exactly 24 hours after it was reported Tuesday. It took dozens of firefighters from as far away as Orange and Northampton to aid in bringing the massive blaze under control. By noon, all units had been released and North Adams firefighters were cleaning up tools and equipment. As of 10 o clock this morning, we concluded firefighting operations. All known hotspots have been extinguished. We ve turned the property back over to the owners, Apkin, said Fire Chief Brent Lefebvre. Now we re conducting cleanup operations hitting all of our equipment placed back into service and decon from all the dirt and mud and the contamination that were on scene.
NORTH ADAMS â Firefighters have contained the junkyard fire in North Adams that sent a black plume of smoke shooting into the sky Tuesday morning.
City residents were asked to stay indoors for several hours as the fire burned a pile of scrapped cars that sat about two stories high at George Apkin & Sons on State Street. About 40 firefighters fought the blaze around the junkyard and railroad tracks.
The cityâs advisory was removed by 4 p.m., as firefighters contained the flames and state agencies reported âno significant air quality risks.â
At a news conference on Tuesday evening, North Adams Fire Chief Brent Lefebvre said he hoped the firefighting would be able to wrap up Wednesday.