Crews responded to a report of a fire Sunday evening at OmniSource Corp., a large metals recycler in the 5100 block of North Detroit Avenue.
No injuries were reported.
Toledo Deputy Fire Chief Rick Syroka, who was at the scene, said a 30-foot-tall pile of metal shavings — apparently with some petroleum-product residue on them — caught fire about 6:30 p.m. in the southeastern corner of the scrapyard. By the time fire crews arrived, a sprinkler system had knocked the fire down, he said.
At about 7 p.m., firefighters were using front-end loaders to push the pile apart while dousing it with water, according to the deputy chief.
A fire damage estimate was not available. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Detroit Avenue was blocked to traffic in both directions at OmniSource while crews worked.
First Published April 3, 2022, 11:55 p.m.