Firefighters Contain Fire at Recycling Facility in Oakland

Oakland Fire Department firefighters contained a fire at a recycling company on Pine Street Saturday afternoon.

According to a tweet, the fire began burning at the California Waste Solutions facility. The fire department told NBC Bay Area they received the call after 1 p.m.

Just before 4:30 p.m., Oakland fire tweeted that the fire was contained but it was still not under control and no crew members have been released from the incident.

Update: The 3 Alarm incident is contained but not Under Control. No personnel have been released from the incident. The #OFD crews continue to put water on the materials stacked inside the facility & on the pile in the yard where fire also continues to burn. https://t.co/eyYCCBjwfX pic.twitter.com/R7XM2fzCNT
— Oakland Fire Department (CA) (@OaklandFireCA) June 12, 2021

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UPDATE: 55 minutes into the incident at the CA Waste Solutions facility. Still a 3 Alarm response with crews making progress. 2 buildings on fire with an addition structure threatened. Large fire on the recycling pile in the yard. 19 #OFD fire##units on scene. 55 personnel. pic.twitter.com/TuvyOD1fGE
— Oakland Fire Department (CA) (@OaklandFireCA) June 12, 2021

Two buildings have been damaged by the fire and one firefighter was injured. The firefighter was transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

A total of 19 units and 55 firefighters are on scene trying to control the fire.