{"id":432232,"date":"2026-10-19T18:56:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T18:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/432232\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T18:56:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T18:56:08","slug":"tfd-massive-cardboard-pile-catches-fire-at-recycling-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/432232\/","title":{"rendered":"TFD: Massive cardboard pile catches fire at recycling center"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) &#8211; A fire broke out at a recycling center in Leon County Monday morning, prompting a large-scale response from the Tallahassee Fire Department (TFD).<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">TFD shared in a news release that the fire started before 5 a.m. at Marpan Recycling on Woodville Highway. A large pile of cardboard, estimated at 100,000 cubic feet, had caught ablaze.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-center\">More Tallahassee news:<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">TFD says crews worked from the ground and from ladder trucks to attack the fire. The release also says staff at Marpan used heavy machinery \u201cto spread out the cardboard and allow crews to reach burning materials.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">Crews were able to get the fire under control. 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