MDFR Upgrades Blaze At NW Miami Paper Factory To A 3rd Alarm Fire
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MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Miami-Dade Fire Rescue crews are still working on a large fire inside a warehouse west of Virginia Gardens in northwest Miami on Thursday.
The blaze broke out at NW 46 Street and 69 Avenue.
Firefighters acted quickly to try to put out the fire at the two-story building, which is home to a paper factory.
The building sustained heavy damage but fortunately, nobody was hurt.
UPDATE: #MDFR is upgrading this incident to a #ThirdAlarmFire in order to increase manpower to provide relief to units on scene and prepare for an extended operation. https://t.co/fkCoP7L6aF
— Miami-Dade Fire Rescue (@MiamiDadeFire) April 14, 2022
More than 30 units responded to battle the blaze, according to authorities.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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