Fire breaks out at San Leandro scrap yard

SAN LEANDRO – A fire broke out at a scrap yard Thursday afternoon in San Leandro, fire officials said.

Firefighters were dispatched to the facility, located at Davis Street and Doolittle Drive, just before 4 p.m., according to Alameda County Fire Department spokesperson Cheryl Hurd. They arrived to find a “lot of smoke and flames,” she said.

As of 4:45 p.m., the fire was not out but under control, Hurd said. Firefighters were using a truck ladder to pour water onto the blaze.

No injuries were reported.

The cause of the fire is under investigation, Hurd said.

Check back for updates.

Source: www.mercurynews.com