Sprinkler system helped firefighters contain recycling center fire in Southeast Fresno

Thursday, May 2, 2019
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A sprinkler system helped firefighters make quick work of a blaze that broke out in a Southeast Fresno recycling center.

It was reported just after 2:30 a.m. Thursday at the Cedar Avenue Recycling and Transfer Station on Cedar near Highway 99.
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Firefighters say recycling mater spontaneously combusted inside a large shed setting off the sprinkler system.

That tripped an alarm that notified the fire department.
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No one was working at the business at the time of the fire.

Crews are now working to separate the burning material to ensure it doesn't re-ignite.
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