Video Footage: Dixon Firefighters Sent to Offer Assistance in Massive 6-Alarm Fire at Fairfield Plastic Company

Bay City News Update 5:12 p.m.:

A six-alarm fire at Macro Plastics Inc. in Fairfield has been contained to an outdoor storage yard, Fairfield Fire Marshal Morgana Yahnke  said this afternoon.

The facility is located in an industrial area at 2250 Huntington Drive, Yahnke said.

About 50 firefighters have responded to the blaze, which is burning in a yard where the company stores plastic bins it makes for commercial and agricultural uses, Yahnke said.

A shelter-in-place warning remains in effect within a one-mile radius. There are no homes nearby, Yahnke said.

No injuries have been reported, Yahnke said.

"There is still a very thick black cloud of smoke," Yahnke said. There is no estimate for when the fire will be extinguished, she said.

Firefighters from Vacaville, Suisun City, Dixon, Cordelia, and Travis Air Force Base are also responding to the blaze.

Update 4:47 p.m.: Fairfield Fire Department is reporting that the fire is contained.

Update 4:33 p.m.: Public Information Officer Margana Yahnke said the fire started outside the Macro Plastics' plastic injection molding facility in Fairfield. She compared it to a tire fire.

"It's carbon-based material that's burning, and we've seen tire fires that can burn for days," Yahnke said. "I don't anticpate this will take that long at all, however, it will take a lot of water and a lot of time."

Here's a quote from the company website explaining what Macro Plastics does:

"Macro Plastics has been driven by a spirit of innovation since the late 80's when MacroBins were first introduced to the wine and stone fruit markets of California. The tremendous advantages of using plastic bins over traditional wood bins were immediately evident; growers and food processors alike began using MacroBins for better durability, sanitation, and productivity.

With a continuing vision to expand through innovative products, better services, and diversified markets, Macro Plastics commitment to global leadership in returnable and reusable plastic containers has been evident through unprecedented growth in the agricultural, food processing, retail and industrial markets. In addition to operating three extremely efficient manufacturing facilities in the United States, with some of the largest high-pressure injection molding presses in North America, Macro Plastics has manufacturing facilities, design teams, and a global direct sales force operating in key markets worldwide."

Update 4:07 p.m.: Anyone who lives within a mile radius of the fire along Huntington Drive in Fairfield is asked to stay indoors as fire officials assess the toxicity of the fire. Fire crews from throughout Solano County have responded to the scene.

Original story 2 p.m.: Dixon Firefighters have sent an engine to battle a 6-alarm fire that has reportedly broke out at Macro Plastics plant on Huntington Drive in Fairfield.

Huge clouds of billowing black smoke can be seen from the roadway, as firefighters, police, news cameras and bystanders all gather at the scene. 

Witnesses reported just before 2 p.m. today that the Macro Plastics plant on Huntington Drive in Fairfield caught fire.

Emergency officials seem to have closed off part of Air Base Parkway near the blaze. Huntington Drive however, remains open.

The plume of smoke can be seen as far away as Richmond and Martinez.

Check back for more photos and video from this terrible event.