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| Massive fire at California recycling plant | Massive fire at California recycling plant |
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| A gigantic blaze overwhelming a recycling plant in Newark, California is quickly covering the sky and surrounding area in black smoke. | |
| The Alameda County Fire Department is on the scene, where a fire broke out around 3:00 p.m., according to KGO. The Hayward and Fremont fire departments are assisting as well. | The Alameda County Fire Department is on the scene, where a fire broke out around 3:00 p.m., according to KGO. The Hayward and Fremont fire departments are assisting as well. |
| So far, no casualties have been reported. | So far, no casualties have been reported. |
| Fire officials tweeted out that they are engaging the "2-alarm fire on the 6500 block of Smith Ave." | Fire officials tweeted out that they are engaging the "2-alarm fire on the 6500 block of Smith Ave." |
| Police are urging the public to steer clear of the area, to allow more fire crews access to the plant. Businesses in the area were evacuated as a precaution, police said. | |
| The inferno is visible some 20 miles away in San Jose, California, one Twitter user said. | The inferno is visible some 20 miles away in San Jose, California, one Twitter user said. |
| The recycling plant, Western Pacific Pulp & Paper, specializes in commercial and industrial paper recycling in addition to plastic and metal. | The recycling plant, Western Pacific Pulp & Paper, specializes in commercial and industrial paper recycling in addition to plastic and metal. |
| The National Weather Service says the billowing smoke can be seen from space. |