Smoke could be seen from all heights in Vernon coming from a fire Thursday morning.
Firefighters were called to the blaze just before 9 a.m. at the Emterra Environmental Recycling Facility on Waddington Drive.
Vernon Fire Rescue Services crews arrived on scene to find a fire in a recycling area containing cardboard.
"The fire is under control, though significant damage has been sustained to storage structures and outbuildings," said Jessica Hewitt, Vernon's new communications manager. "Smoke remains visible in the area as crews continue to conduct overhaul and extinguish hot spots."
Waddington Drive was closed to traffic at 11th Avenue because the fire crews had to run a hose across the road. The road remains closed as crews continue to mop up at the scene as of 12 p.m.
Deputy Chief Alan Hofsink said the a bunch of recycling debris caught fire in the recycling area, including cardboard and plastics.
"We have to literally go in and pull everything apart to extinguish the fire," Hofsink said.
Hofsink said "we have our suspicions" as to how the fire started but could not say definitively, as the investigation is ongoing.
It was just one of three separate fires in different areas of the city this morning.
