Firefighters Battle Massive Blaze at Tampa Recycling Plant

9:36 AM, Feb 18, 2013   |    comments
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Tampa, Fla. (WTSP-TV) -- Crews are battling a massive fire which broke out at a recycling plant on Port Sutton Road in Tampa.

Hillsborough County Fire Rescue says a pile of recycled metal at OneSteel Recycling went up in flames just after 4 a.m. Monday.

Multiple ladder trucks are on the scene right now, and bulldozers are being brought in to work on separating the pile. Crews have set up a line around the pile, and are keeping a close eye on containers filled with chemicals nearby.

The fire could continue burning for hours.