Massive fire contained but continues to burn at wood recycling plant in N Portland [Video]

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) – Big plumes of smoke filled the sky in North Portland as a two-alarm fire burned at JOPP Energy off North Lombard Street.

A North Portland burned for more than eight hours after it was first called in Thursday morning, and people could smell the smoke from miles away. The fire burned for so long due to the sheer amount of fuel at the wood recycling company.

Crews fought the fire all day, from the air and creating fire breaks using some heavy machinery and excavators that were already on site and were operated by the locations’ employees.

“This morning all of the sudden just started seeing a cloud of smoke and it was getting darker and darker,” said Diane Manser, who lives nearby.

No structures were threatened by the fire.

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