Massive fire burning at North Jacksonville tire recycling center could take days to extinguish

Crews have been working to contain a fire at a tire recycling center in Eastport in North Jacksonville since early Tuesday morning.

Jacksonville City Council member Mike Gay, who represents the area, went to the fire location after seeing people talking about it on social media. He said the call came in around midnight at the facility, Atlantic Can Recycling, 11985 Palm Lake Drive.

>>> <<< Gay said it could take firefighters days to put out the blaze because there are no fire hydrants at the facility. Gay said that fire crews must pump water from a nearby apartment complex and drive it back to the fire.

Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department Capt. Eric Prosswimmer said the debris they're trying to extinguish is spread throughout a three- to four-acre area.

"We're probably going to be here for a while," he said. "Every time we turn the water off, it tends to flare right back up because of the heat that's emitted."

"Rubber is a very difficult thing to extinguish, it burns very hot," Prosswimmer said. "It produces a lot of black smoke."

Prosswimmer said JFRD is revaluating its firefighting method on the blaze and will be deciding on whether to use foam.

Large fire burning at Jacksonville tire recycling center in Eastport

JFRD posted this video on Instagram of the fire at a tire recycling center on Jacksonville's northside. A city councilmember told us it could take days to extinguish. Posted by Action News Jax on Tuesday, November 19, 2024

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