Three-Alarm Massive Junkyard Fire | San Diego
10.16.2021 | 12:00 PM | OTAY MESA – A fire of unknown cause broke out in the back portion of the Stevens Towing Yard and spread quickly.
This area has limited water lines and the firefighters ran out of water quickly.
The entire yard is full of junk cars and is being destroyed.
Many large explosions are happening.
A Strike Team was called in.
Embers have started 2 spot fires in the field on the other side of the road and had to be put out.
Employees and residents were getting in the way of the firefighting efforts and refusing to evacuate and clogging the one entrance and running over fire hoses trying to save their vehicles.
1 structure is believed to have been damaged..
3 homes are in danger.