Officials with the DeLand fire Department are asking residents near a burning Central Florida Recycling scrapyard on Garfield Avenue to stay indoors to avoid smoke and fumes.
The DeLand Fire Department posted about the fire on its Facebook page at around 4:47 p.m. warning people to avoid the area.
The Central Florida Recycling scrapyard is located at Garfield Avenue and Samuel Street.
Fire crews are on scene fighting the fire at the scrapyard, fire officials said.
“Stay clear — fumes from the material on fire may cause lung and eye irritation. If you live in the area, go inside and shut your windows,” fire officials said in the Facebook post.
This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: DeLand residents warned of scrapyard fire fumes, officials say
Reporting by Patricio G. Balona, Daytona Beach News-Journal / The Daytona Beach News-Journal
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