Dallas Fire-Rescue and Dallas police were responding to a major fire Friday afternoon that sent a thick plume of smoke into the air in South Dallas.
Firefighters arrived at the scene in the 5300 block of Botham Jean Boulevard at about 2:04 p.m. and found numerous pallets on fire, Jason Evans, a spokesperson for Dallas Fire-Rescue, said.
Orange smoke continued to bellow above stacks of wooden pallets at about 3:30 p.m. near Hiland Dairy’s Dallas facility.
Fire crews are in the process of containing the fire with ground lines and drones scoping the fire’s size from the air, Evans said.
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Dozens of emergency vehicles, including Dallas Fire-Rescue trucks and Dallas police patrol cars were blocking access to the road where it intersects with C.F. Hawn Freeway.
No injuries have been reported as of 3:40 p.m.
No further details about the cause of the fire were immediately available.