Heavy smoke billows from fire at Springfield recycler

Heavy machinery was used to help move a burning rubbish pile to help put the fire out Tuesday afternoon, May 25, 2021, at Staker Alloys recycler in Springfield. BILL LACKEY/STAFF

Credit: Bill Lackey

Credit: Bill Lackey

Heavy machinery was used to help move a burning rubbish pile to help put the fire out Tuesday afternoon, May 25, 2021, at Staker Alloys recycler in Springfield. BILL LACKEY/STAFF
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By Bill Lackey
May 25, 2021
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Dark smoke could be seen pouring from a fire that broke out Tuesday afternoon at a Springfield recycling business.

Springfield firefighters responded around 5:20 p.m. to Staker Alloys Inc. at 1075 James St.

Crews used heavy machinery to move the burning material around to help put the fire out.

Firefighters also used an aerial truck to spray the pile with water.

The fire was burning with high intensity for about 15 minutes, and it took about 30 minutes for it to be knocked down.

Staker Alloys, owned by Middletown-based Cohen Brothers, processes ferrous and nonferrous scrap.

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Bill Lackey, the Springfield News-Sun photojournalist, has been taking pictures for the News-Sun for over 20 years. He has photographed most of the major events in Clark and Champaign Counties in the past two decades. Bill is a Dayton native and attended Northridge High School. He has a BA from Eastern Kentucky University.