OPA-LOCKA, FLA. (WSVN) – Large plumes of smoke could be seen across the sky after a fire broke out at a junkyard in Opa-locka.<\/p>\n
According to officials, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue crews responded to reports of multiple vehicles on fire at a junkyard in the area of Northwest 131st Street and Cairo Lane, just after 5 p.m., Monday.<\/p>\n
A video posted on Instagram shows the intensity of the smoke as it billowed for miles across the sky.<\/p>\n
Cameras from outside of the junkyard captured an explosion erupting inside, with a ball of fire shooting toward the sky as crews poured water onto the burning vehicles.<\/p>\n
Fire officials said the fire\u2019s intensity has demanded an overwhelming force in an effort to contain it.<\/p>\n
\u201cAbout three businesses have been impacted. It is a large fire. We are tapping into many hydrants, including utilizing the canals to draft water,\u201d said MDFR Chief Ray Jadallah.<\/p>\n
At one point, several residents even received public safety alerts, urging them to stay indoors to avoid smoke inhalation.<\/p>\n
\u201cRecommended to stay indoors if possible, especially for people with medical or respiratory conditions aggravated by smoke,\u201d the recorded message sent to residents said.<\/p>\n
Jadallah said several residents who lived near the junkyard were evacuated as a precaution.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe do have some apartment buildings that butt [to the] junkyard. Out of an abundance of caution, we did begin to evacuate those residences. Those residences have since been placed in an area,\u201d said Jadallah.<\/p>\n
Authorities say no injuries have been reported.<\/p>\n