PLANT CITY, Fla. — Hillsborough County Fire Rescue (HCFR) was on the scene of a fire that broke out Thursday night at a recycling company in Plant City.
The fire was under control late Friday morning and was successfully contained to the warehouse, HCFR officials stated.
The fire broke out at NuCycle Energy at 2067 S. County Line Rd. just after 9 p.m. on Thursday, and firefighters were still working to clear out smoldering debris from the warehouse hours later.
Plant City Fire Rescue (PCFR) rushed to the scene to find a cardboard recycling area of the warehouse burning, with fire spreading quickly through piles of cardboard.
HCFR was called in to assist PCFR with the rapidly escalating fire, and eventually Lakeland Fire was also called out, officials stated.
It took firefighters about 40 minutes to knock the fire down, and crews remained on scene for several more hours to remove smoldering debris piles from the warehouse and put out hot spots.
It is not known if there were any employees working inside the warehouse when the fire broke out, and a cause has not been determined.