JOLIET, III. – A large fire in a building joliet It took more than 20 hours to extinguish the junkyard.

The fire started around 2:17 p.m. Friday at the BL Duke – Joliet Public Scrap Metal Recycling Site, located at 2 Genstar Lane, and was extinguished just before 11 a.m. Saturday.

Fire crews reported that the fire was caused by a large pile of scrap containing metal, wood and possibly some plastic. The fire was an acre in size and 50 feet high. Officials said there were no hazardous materials involved.

Air quality was not affected by the fire.

Teams from many fire departments fought the flames throughout the night. Initially, firefighters had limited access to water.

“The initial water supply was achieved through coordination of mutual aid tankers, but later the only water supply was provided directly from the Des Plaines River,” Lockport Fire Chief John O’Connor said in a press release. he said.

Bristol Kendall Fire Protection District, Elwood Fire Protection District, Plainfield Fire Protection District and several others assisted in responding to the fire.

No structures were damaged and no injuries were reported.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

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