Iron Company Warehouse Destroyed In Mare Island Fire

Photo credit William Tweedy via Vallejo Firefighters on Facebook.

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Firefighters from Solano County have controlled a 3-alarm fire that burned a 62,500-foot warehouse on Mare Island to the ground this morning, a Vallejo Fire Department captain said.

The fire at Alco Metal & Iron Company, a recycling facility at 629 Azuar Drive, was reported at 11:43 p.m. Thursday. Firefighters also put out about 15 spot vegetation fires on the property, Capt. Jerry Valenzuela said.

No injuries were reported.

Firefighters from Fairfield, Benicia, American Canyon, Cal Fire Suisun City, Cordelia and Contra Costa County also responded, Valenzuela said.

Fire crews will be on the scene until the afternoon, and the cause of the fire is under investigation, Valenzuela said.

A fire in the yard of the Alco Metal & Iron Company occurred on Aug. 22, 2014.

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--Bay City News