Tire fire in Philadelphia sends black smoke into the sky near Port Richmond
A fire in Philadelphia's Port Richmond neighborhood sent a plume of black smoke into the sky near Interstate 95 Sunday afternoon.
According to the Philadelphia Fire Department, the fire started around 12:30 p.m. at Richmond and Cambria streets among tires, brush and other debris near the railroad tracks. While the fire was placed under control around 2:30 p.m., about 60 members of the department were still on scene putting out hot spots.
No one was injured from the fire.
Video from PennDOT cameras along Girard Avenue captured the smoke from Girard Avenue at Frankford Avenue in Fishtown.
This is a developing story. CBS News Philadelphia will provide more details as new information becomes available.
