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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 All city residents are being asked to stay indoors because of the heavy smoke coming from the fire at a junkyard near downtown, as crews continue a
The blaze at George Apkin & Sons was started by a battery sparking during the scrapping of a junk car into baling unit. It spread to a pile of cars and car parts 100 feet long and two stories tall. Right now, it is considered a large-scale operation, said Fire Chief Brent Lefebvre during an update at 2 p.m. We have multiple firefighters from all the surrounding areas. The fire was called in at 10:10 a.m. as a motor vehicle fire with both North Adams and Clarksburg fire departments responding to the scene. Williamstown and Adams Forest Wardens were called in shortly afterward. Adams Fire was covering the North Adams station.