A fire at a large recycling facility in Dallas sent a plume of black smoke into the sky Saturday morning.
Dallas Fire-Rescue was on the scene battling the fire at CMC Recycling in the 1700 block of North Westmoreland Road near Interstate 30.
Firefighters reported a large pile of scrap metal outside the facility was on fire.
Black smoke was visible for several miles around the fire.
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Dallas police were blocking Westmoreland in the area as firefighters dragged hoses across the street to battle the flames.
Firefighters were dispatched for a second alarm Saturday afternoon when the fire flared back up as heavy equipment moved the metal around to expose hot spots.
Dallas Fire-Rescue has been able to keep the fire contained to the debris pile. No injuries have been reported, and there's no word on the cause.
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