Crews continue to fight South Fulton recycling facility fire

Right now, firefighters are battling a massive fire at a recycling facility. This is unfolding now in South Fulton. The flames sent heavy black smoke into the air, forced a smoke advisory, and even impacted flights at Hartsfield-Jackson. So, we're checking back in with Kaitlin Pratt, who's been following this for us. Any update on when that fire could be wrapped up? Hi, Alex. No, crews still here at the scene. They still have that major roadway blocked off here. Residents have been trying to go in and out, only certain commercial traffic allowed in right now. This is at Mallory and Roosevelt Highway, and I have to tell you, as you look, you can see that haze right there over the railroad tracks. What you can't see is the smell. It is a terrible, burnt rubber scent. A thick cloud of black smoke hanging over South Fulton, visible for miles as fire crews fought flames inside a recycling facility on Mallory Road. Crews say they were dealing with another danger inside the building, exploding cylinders and batteries. They have computer parts. They have, there's some batteries in there, because I've heard them, and other, you know, motherboards and things like that. So, they do some recycling and storage. Officials say some of those cylinders were exploding with projectiles heard popping into the wood line and surrounding streets. The fire started around 4.30 Sunday afternoon at the Providence Green Facility. There was no one inside when the fire started. No injuries have been reported. The plume creating some problems in the air, with flight patterns at Hartsfield-Jackson International changing as the smoke rose up into the sky. On the ground, officials issuing a smoke advisory, telling people in the area to stay inside and keep their windows closed. We need to find out, you know, what initially started this fire, and so that's what we'll be looking at between the next, well, the next few days, actually. And the flames have been too intense for crews to actually go inside and start that investigation. Just at this point, trying to wipe out all those fire hotspots. As for the environmental cause, the potential environmental result, rather, not cause, impact, that still remains to be seen. That's the latest here in the city of South Fulton this morning. I'm Caitlin Pratt for Good Day Atlanta. Yeah, let's hope firefighters can knock that out sooner rather than later. Caitlin, thank you. Okay.