{"id":149587,"date":"2026-02-10T01:45:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T01:45:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/149587\/"},"modified":"2026-02-10T01:45:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T01:45:18","slug":"jacksonville-firefighters-will-be-on-fire-watch-at-westside-recycling-plant-through-the-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/149587\/","title":{"rendered":"Jacksonville firefighters will be on fire watch at Westside recycling plant through the night"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department will be keeping watch through the night on a fire that sparked Monday afternoon at a cardboard recycling plant on West Beaver Street.<\/p>\n

Crews with JFRD could be observed on the First Alert Weather Sky Cam<\/a>s spraying water on the fire around 4:45 p.m. Monday.<\/p>\n

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The fire started in the main production building of the recycling plant and was reported to JFRD at 4:15 p.m.<\/p>\n

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The heavy fire started spreading due to the wind and multiple ladders were needed to put out the flames.<\/p>\n

About 99% of the paper products at the plant burned.<\/p>\n

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At this time, the equipment at the plant is not believed to be the cause of the fire, JFRD said.<\/p>\n

JFRD said there were between 5 to 10 employees at the plant at the time of the fire, and no injuries have been reported.<\/p>\n

JFRD said just before 6 p.m. that the situation would be under control soon and the area would be blocked off until midnight.<\/p>\n

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