PHOENIX — The Phoenix Fire Department has extinguished a large fire at a mulch plant in south Phoenix, according to authorities.
The department said the fire broke out Sunday afternoon near 27th Avenue and Lower Buckeye Road.
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"Firefighters have elevated master streams in place and command is also utilizing on-site front loaders to assist in extinguishing this fire," the department said in a news release.
No structures were threatened by the blaze.
The mulch plant is next to the Phoenix Fire Regional Training Academy. Firefighters were utilizing the space as placement for ladder trucks and other fire department equipment.
This is a developing story; additional details will be added as they become available.
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