Thick, black smoke seen for miles as Bronx barge catches fire
Officials say the blaze involves a 200 x 40-foot barge docked in port.
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Thick, black smoke could be seen rising over the Bronx Tuesday afternoon as firefighters battled a fire aboard a docked barge at a sanitation yard along the waterfront.
FDNY says crews were called to 4275 Boston Road around 2:20 p.m. for reports of a fire at a sanitation facility.
Officials say the blaze involves a 200-by-40-foot barge docked in port.
Units used tower ladders, marine units, and handlines to extinguish the fire. The Pelham Manor Fire Department assisted by supplying one of the tower ladders with water.
Video shows a towering column of dark smoke billowing high into the sky and drifting across the area.
An FDNY tower ladder could be seen extended above the scene as firefighters work to contain the fire.
The fire was under control in about two hours.
Officials say no one was hurt.
