TAMPA, Fla. — Firefighters worked to extinguish a scrapyard fire in Tampa Thursday evening, according to Hillsborough Fire Rescue.
The call reportedly came in at around 4:38 p.m. on a report of "visible smoke and flames" near the area of South 50th Street and Austin Street. Firefighters found that a shop full of trailers and trucks were on fire, Hillsborough Fire Rescue reports.
Crews then managed to pull attack lines to battle the "deep-seated blaze," Hillsborough Fire Rescue said.
Smoke could be seen billowing into the air from downtown Tampa.
As of 6:15 p.m., firefighters were putting out hot spots — areas where a fire could possibly start again. There were no injuries reported.
The cause of the fire in under investigation.