EUGENE, Ore. – Firefighters faced a challenging battle as they worked to control a large industrial fire Monday evening at Schnitzer Steel in Eugene.
The fire broke out at 3:30 p.m., and by 7 p.m., it was still burning. Crews continued to respond defensively to the situation and police closed both north- and southbound lanes of Highway 99 for several hours while fire crews battled the blaze.
An officer on the scene confirmed the initial call came in the early afternoon and the fire’s location proved difficult for crews to access…