Firefighters remain on the scene of a massive fire in metro Atlanta at a scrap metal recycling business more than 12 hours after it started.
The scene is along Forest Parkway in Clayton County. The Lake City Police Department posted on social media asking people avoid the area of Forest Parkway at Jonesboro Road. They also said the roadway is closed.
It appears the fire started with an explosion that happened around 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. It was so powerful, a man working in the Auto Zone store next door told 11Alive it shook the entire building. He ran outside and saw the flames erupting at Amerigo Metal Recycling.
Clayton County firefighters have not been able to tell 11Alive yet just what might have started the blaze. However, Lake City Police Chief Anthony Whitmire said it appears crushed cars were on fire.
Earlier in the evening, the Clayton County Fire Department said it was assisting with the fire. Chief Whitmire says there are no reported injuries.
Crews respond to massive fire in Clayton County
