Crime & Safety

Crews Knock Down Fire At Redwood City Metal Recycling Plant

The fire was burning at the Sims Metal recycling center located at 699 Seaport Blvd. Smoke was first seen shortly before 3 p.m.

(CBS San Francisco)

May 23, 2024

Crews have mostly extinguished a fire at a metal recycling plant in Redwood City Wednesday that sent up a large plume of smoke over the Peninsula.

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The fire was burning at the Sims Metal recycling center located at 699 Seaport Blvd. Smoke was first seen shortly before 3 p.m.

Video of the smoke was posted via the Citizen app and was also visible on Alert Wildfire cameras. Aerial footage showed multiple fire trucks pouring water onto the fire.

Find out what's happening in Redwood City-Woodsidefor free with the latest updates from Patch.

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