JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department is currently on scene Tuesday morning of a fire continuing at Atlantic Can recycling center on Jacksonville's Northside.
JFRD Captain Eric Prosswimmer told First Coast News the fire started late Monday night around midnight. He said tires are making it difficult to put out the fire, as the fire department has been getting water from neighboring apartments to extinguish three to four acres of debris burning.
"Rubber burns very hot," Prosswimmer said. "So, what we're dealing with is you know, you hit it with water, we can dampen it down. But, if you stop that flow of water, then it's gonna flare right back up. We've really dampened it down quite a bit."
Prosswimmer further explained that firefighters cannot easily surround the fire due to "access blockage [and] road blockage." He said around 6:50 a.m. that JFRD is reevaluating the situation to determine how long it will take to completely put out the fire, but added that the fire department is "optimistic that we're gonna be able to get it out today."
No one has been injured in the fire, no structures have been impacted, nor are any structures in danger, according to Prosswimmer.
