Officials close part of Fairfield Road as crews work to put out fire at auto salvage yard

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The Columbia Fire Department has sent firefighters to extinguish flames at a recycling plant on Fairfield Road.

Officials said the fire occurred at North Columbia Auto Salvage located at 7716 Fairfield Road. It began around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday after two cars caught fire. Officials have closed a portion of Fairfield Road as firefighters work to contain the flames.

TRAFFIC ALERT 🚨: Fairfield Rd is still closed to traffic at this hour at the 7700 block. Our @ColaFire crews are still working to contain a fire at North Columbia Auto Salvage. No timeframe at this point on when the road will reopen & no injuries reported. pic.twitter.com/WcyRLVO2gw
— Columbia Fire (@ColaFire) November 17, 2020

We are working to suppress the fire using our aerials. As with previous fires at this location we’re seeing a lot of smoke 💨 being put out. pic.twitter.com/UW1dGZthRz
— Columbia Fire (@ColaFire) November 17, 2020