Charlotte Scrapyard On Fire Off North Tryon Street

Firefighters were on the scene at a fire at a Charlotte scrapyard Monday afternoon, according to reports.

Posted Mon, Jun 26, 2017 at 3:24 pm ET

CHARLOTTE, NC -- Firefighters were on the scene of a fire at a scrap yard north of uptown Monday afternoon, according to reports.

The fire in the 2900 block of North Tryon Street started around 3 p.m. June 26, with billowing columns of thick black smoke visible from uptown.

Charlotte Fire Department posted video from the scene:

Scrapyard fire; 2920 North Tryon; Station 11's area; DGist## pic.twitter.com/86MQJAjhI4
— Charlotte Fire Dept (@CharlotteFD) June 26, 2017

The fire was reported at a scrapyard in the 2900 block area of North Tryon Street/ Google Maps

Photo via Charlotte Fire Department

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