MIAMI – Miami Fire Rescue crews battled a fire at a poultry company warehouse in the city’s Allapattah neighborhood Thursday morning.
The fire broke out just before 9:30 a.m. at Four-Star Poultry Company, located at 2180 NW 13th Ave., northwest of the Santa Clara Metrorail station. The area is home to multiple food distribution companies and other industrial businesses.
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“During the initial fire attack operations, several small explosions were heard and flames protruding through the roof,” Capt. Ignatius Carroll, a fire rescue spokesperson, said in an email.
First responders blocked off a block-and-a-half of streets as they fought the fire, which was knocked down in approximately 45 minutes.
No one was hurt. Officials have not yet described the extent of the damage.
Carroll said the cause of the fire remained under investigation as of Thursday afternoon.