Large fire sparks at Plant City recycling facility
PLANT CITY, Fla. - Firefighters are battling a large fire at a recycling warehouse facility in Plant City.
Hillsborough County Fire Rescue said they responded to the NuCycle Energy facility on South County Line Road after Plant City Fire Rescue requested assistance with bringing the fire under control.
Officials said the warehouse fire was "rapidly escalating" and depleting firefighters' resources when PCFR requested assistance.
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Once Hillsborough County's fire crews arrived, the large cardboard recycling facility was engulfed in heavy smoke and extensive recycling debris was on fire.
Firefighters on scene upgraded it to a "two-alarm" fire as they increased their response.
Both agencies' crews are now working to get the fire under control.
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