POMPANO BEACH, Fla. \u2014 A warehouse fire sent black smoke billowing over Pompano Beach on Saturday evening, prompting a large response from multiple fire departments.<\/p>\n
Black smoke could be seen pouring into the air as fire crews rushed to the warehouse at 120 NW 15th St.<\/p>\n
Wesley Vincent was working next door at a dealership around 6 p.m. when he noticed something was wrong.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was worse than this. It was way worse. You couldn\u2019t even stand over there,\u201d Vincent said.<\/p>\n
At first, he thought the smoke was coming from a car he was working on.<\/p>\n
\u201cI thought it was a car until I looked up and I seen the smoke coming that way,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd I walked towards it and seen it was bad.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cellphone video shows orange flames spreading from inside the warehouse through the doorway.<\/p>\n
Vincent said the warehouse was closed and someone used a forklift to break it open. Video also shows someone trying to put out the flames with a hose.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe tried to take it out with a hose, but we all knew that wasn\u2019t gonna work,\u201d Vincent said.<\/p>\n
He then called 911.<\/p>\n
Firefighters quickly responded to the warehouse.<\/p>\n
Video shows the fire continuing to grow as thick black smoke blanketed the warehouse while a crowd gathered to watch.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was like black smoke everywhere,\u201d Vincent said.<\/p>\n
The fire prompted a large response, with firefighters from Pompano Beach, Coconut Creek, Broward Sheriff\u2019s Fire Rescue, Fort Lauderdale and other departments responding to the scene.<\/p>\n
The cause of the fire has not been released.<\/p>\n
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