Firefighter injured in 3-alarm Hillsborough County scrap yard fire

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A large plume of dark smoke was spotted east of Tampa on Thursday.

A 3-alarm scrap fire is burning at Liberty Recycle, located at 5207 St. Paul Street, according to Hillsborough County Fire Rescue.

The scrap yard is near US-41 and Causeway Boulevard. The fire started at around 9:30 a.m.

A HCFR firefighter was transported to the hospital and is in stable condition. 37 HCFR units are battling the fire…

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