EAST POINT, Ga. - East Point fire crews were working on a large industrial fire at Newell Recycling in the 1300 block of Central Avenue on Monday morning.
According to dispatchers with the East Point Fire Department, the fire started shortly after 10 a.m., and is "just a big pile of trash." Firefighters from the College Park, Hapeville and Atlanta fire departments as well as crews from Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport are assisting with the blaze.
Crews were alerted to the fire by thick smoke coming from an area north of Hartsfield-Jackson Airport.
Shelton said the state Environmental Protection Division and the federal Environmental Protection Agency have been called out due to the smoke and possible runoff of materials from the fire and firefighting efforts.
No injuries were reported.
