A gigantic blaze overwhelming a recycling plant in Newark, California is quickly covering the sky and surrounding area in black smoke.
The Alameda County Fire Department is on the scene, where a fire broke out around 3:00 p.m., according to KGO. The Hayward and Fremont fire departments are assisting as well.
So far, no casualties have been reported.
Fire officials tweeted out that they are engaging the "2-alarm fire on the 6500 block of Smith Ave."
Newark: Firefighters are at the scene of a 2-alarm fire on the 6500 block of Smith Ave. @FremontFire, @HaywardFireNewsalso responding.
Police are urging the public to steer clear of the area, to allow more fire crews access to the plant. Businesses in the area were evacuated as a precaution, police said.
The inferno is visible some 20 miles away in San Jose, California, one Twitter user said.
View of #Newarkfire from San Jose
The recycling plant, Western Pacific Pulp & Paper, specializes in commercial and industrial paper recycling in addition to plastic and metal.
The National Weather Service says the billowing smoke can be seen from space.
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