OPA-LOCKA, FLA. (WSVN) - Large plumes of smoke could be seen across the sky after a fire broke out at a junkyard in Opa-locka.
According to officials, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue crews responded to reports of multiple vehicles on fire at a junkyard in the area of Northwest 131st Street and Cairo Lane, just after 5 p.m., Monday.
A video posted on Instagram shows the intensity of the smoke as it billowed for miles across the sky.
Authorities say no injuries have been reported.
As of 6:30 p.m., MDFR has upgraded the call to a five-alarm fire.
Authorities have begun diverting traffic near Northwest 135th Street toward Sesame Street.
Drivers are advised to avoid the surrounding streets near the fire.
It remains unclear what exactly sparked the fire.
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