LIVE: Firefighters battle large blaze at Portland metal recycling facility

Crews are at the scene of a large fire at a metal recycling facility early Wednesday afternoon, Portland Fire & Rescue announced.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Crews are at the scene of a large four-alarm fire at a metal recycling facility early Wednesday afternoon, Portland Fire & Rescue announced.

Firefighters responded to the facility near 12000 N Lombard Street to find the scrap pile burning around 1:25 p.m.

Officials say they will need to use aerial ladder pipes to extinguish the fire, though it remains unclear how long the process will take.

"This is a large scrap piles of mixed metals with significant fire in at least two separate piles along with a structure located nearby possibly in danger if fire extending and consuming the structure," Portland Fire and Rescue said in a post on social media.

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