Crime & Safety
Update: Fire Burning at RWC Metal Recycling Facility Sends Up Large Plume of Smoke
The one-alarm fire was reported at 1:20 p.m. at Sims Metal Management on Seaport Road. Residents in southern San Mateo County and northern Santa Clara County who can smell or see smoke should shelter in place.
Update: Sunday 6:20 p.m.
By Bay City News
A fire at a metal recycling facility near the Port of Redwood City that is sending up a large plume of black smoke continues to burn this evening, according to fire officials.
Residents in southern San Mateo County and northern Santa Clara County who can smell or see smoke should stay indoors, close their windows and turn off any systems that circulate outside air, emergency officials said.
The smoke is blowing in a southwesterly direction, according to Palo Alto fire officials.
The fire was reported at about 1:20 p.m. Sunday at Sims Metal Management, located in the 600 block of Seaport Road, a San Mateo County fire dispatcher said.
The one-alarm fire was burning in an outdoor pile of scrap recyclables, the dispatcher said.
The fire is also sending smoke drifting over U.S. Highway 101, according to the CHP.
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Update: Sunday 5:50
The metal debris fire continues to burn at the Sims Metal Management, located in the 600 block of Seaport Road. San Mateo County Office of Emergency Services is asking anyone who smells smoke to shelter in place.
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Original story: Sunday 4:30 p.m.
By Bay City News
Firefighters were responding to a fire burning at a metal recycling facility near the Port of Redwood City this afternoon, a dispatcher said.
The fire was reported at about 1:20 p.m. at Sims Metal Management, located in the 600 block of Seaport Road, the dispatcher said.
The one-alarm fire was burning in an outdoor pile of scrap recyclables, the dispatcher said.
No injuries have been reported, though heavy smoke could be seen coming from the facility.
The fire could take as long as three hours to be fully extinguished, the dispatcher said.
No evacuations were necessary, but residents in the area who smelled smoke were being advised to stay inside.
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