Crews fighting fire at Goodwood scrap metal yard

 

Fire crews will be on the scene of a fire at a scrap metal yard in Goodwood, N.S., for at least a few more hours, says an official.

"We're going to have this contained here soon," said Joe Fulton, acting district chief with Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency.

Crews were called to the facility at 6:15 a.m. AT Saturday. Fulton said around a dozen fire trucks are at the scene. Firefighters are taking a defensive approach, meaning they are surrounding the fire with water to keep it from spreading.

"And we have some excavators in there moving some of the debris and metal around so we can actually get to the seat of the fire," he said.

The section of Prospect Road where it intersects with Mills Drive had to be closed for several hours because of the fire, the RCMP said in a tweet. It reopened around 12:15 p.m.

Business closures

Fulton said some local businesses have closed because of the fire.

He said he wasn't aware of any residents being evacuated from the area, and noted there are few homes in the immediate area of the fire.

Fulton said a comfort centre has been set up at the Station 62 firehouse in Williamswood, N.S.