Firefighters Tackle Waste Facility Fires in Three Cities

Firefighters battled fires at waste and recycling facilities in Tallahassee, Mesa and Madison. In Tallahassee, a large pile of cardboard caught fire outside the Marpan recycling center; crews were dispatched before dawn on Oct. 19. In Mesa, a fire deep inside a commercial trash facility burned overnight, with crews using heavy equipment and large-volume water streams; no injuries were reported, and smoke remained visible Monday morning. In Madison, firefighters extinguished a fire involving equipment and flames on the roof of a recycling facility early Saturday; no one was hurt, and officials had not released the cause or damage details.