Residents Asked To Stay Inside Because Of Pueblo Fire

PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) - Residents of a Pueblo neighborhood are being asked to stay inside their homes because of heavy smoke from a fire.

Crews are using excavators to take apart a 100-foot-high pile of scrap at American Iron and Metal.

(credit: Pueblo County Sheriff's Office)

Authorities say water alone will not put the fire out and it could take days.

(credit: Pueblo County Sheriff's Office)

Residents are being told to keep windows and doors shut and turn off ventilation systems. If a resident has a respiratory illness they are encouraged to leave the area until the smoke is gone.

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