TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Fire Rescue said a trash pile caught fire at a junkyard in Tampa on Wednesday afternoon.
The junkyard is located at W. Hesperiedes and Osborne Ave. The fire was fully extinguished within 50 minutes.
There were no reported injuries to firefighters or residents.
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