SWEETWATER, FLA. (WSVN) - Two trailers caught on fire in Sweetwater overnight in what officials described as a hazardous situation.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the blaze in an industrial area along Northwest 25th Street, off 129th Avenue, early Tuesday morning.
Officials said the two trailers caught fire at around 3:30 a.m., and they said the trailers had unknown chemicals inside, though they have not specified whether these chemicals were what sparked the flames in this area full of full of logistics and distribution centers.
First responders responded to this area full of full of logistics and distribution centers, shut down roads, and worked to put out the fire. As of 6 a.m., it appears as though they have it under control.
While MDFR officials have not specified what chemicals were inside these trailers, first responders said in radio transmissions that they spotted a “dangerous” placard and noticed a strong smell of chlorine.
“Understood, make sure everybody is masked up,” a dispatcher is heard saying in radio transmissions.
In radio transmissions, first responders also discussed that there may have been acetone, chlorine and paint thinners inside the trailers.
It remains unclear whether or not the trailers were occupied at the time that this fire started.
Just after 6 a.m., firefighters were seen heading out and some trucks began to leave the scene.
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