No injuries reported in Pacific Recycling Fire

POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI) - A large fire at a recycling plant in Pocatello poured thick black smoke into the air and shut down a highway for a couple of hours. 

The Pocatello Fire Department was called to this scene at Pacific Recycling on Highway 30 shortly after 11:00 a.m. Tuesday. 

When they arrived, a fire in a large pile of recycling material was shooting flames 20 to 30 feet in the air. 

They were able to get the fire out in a short time but spent the next two hours soaking the area to make sure the hot metal material didn't re-ignite. 

The fire department says the blaze started when large equipment that was cutting cars down for recycling sparked flames in the yard.

There were no injuries.