Purcell Fire Department sent their ladder truck to assist Lexington firefighters working to extinguish a junk yard fire north of Lexington on Tuesday. A Purcell firefighter atop the ladder directs water on the burning rubble. Firefighters from Slaughterville also answered the call.
A junkyard north of Lexington burned Tuesday with Purcell and Slaughterville firemen assisting Lexington firefighters who had to contend with heavy vegetation to reach the flames.
Two firefighters stand on smouldering rubble as they extinguish hot spots in a junk yard fire north of Lexington on Tuesday.
What started out as a controlled burn on SH 77 on the north side of Lexington Tuesday turned into a much bigger deal.
Firefighters from both Slaughterville and Purcell assisted Lexington dousing a blaze at the Lexington dump.
Initially, some pallets were being burned when cars, tires and batteries caught fire, according to Lexington Assistant Fire Chief Max Punneo.
Punneo said five vehicles, four piles of tires and some grass were burned in the fire that was called in at 12:10 p.m.
There were no reported injuries.
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