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Firefighters battling massive blaze at Fort Worth scrap yard

By Doug Myers, Matthew Davisson, Giles Hudson

Updated on: August 16, 2024 / 4:42 PM CDT / CBS Texas

CBS News Texas

FORT WORTH – Firefighters are battling a large blaze at a scrap yard near Meachum Airport.

The call came in just before 2:15 p.m. at Texas Industrial Scrap Iron, located in the 3800 block of Commerce Street at NE 28th Street.

Main Street has been shut down. A large plume of black smoke can be seen.

Firefighters are being switched out because of the heat.

CBS News Texas meteorologists say wind speeds are quite low Friday due to the heat dome sitting over North Texas. This could cause the smoke from the fire to linger longer than usual and might lead to minor air quality issues, but so far, no air quality alerts have been issued.

Meachum Airport also isn't reporting any delays.

There are no reports of injuries.

This story is developing.

Doug Myers

Doug Myers is a digital content producer for CBS Texas. A longtime journalist, Doug has worked for four newspapers in Texas and Louisiana and for three television stations in Texas. He has also spent time as a digital content manager for a national trade association and as communications director for a state agency.