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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