Multiple agencies responding to fire at McAllen Composting Facility
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Sunday, February 21 2021
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February 21, 2021 12:53 PM
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By: KRGV Digital
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Multiple agencies responded to large piles of mulch on fire at the McAllen Composting Facility Sunday afternoon.
The McAllen Fire Department arrived at the scene - located near the intersection of Rooth Road and Monte Cristo Road - shortly before 12:30 p.m. Sunday where they encountered the piles of mulch on fire.
Assistant fire Chief Juan Gloria said there were multiple piles of mulch - some as high as 20 feet tall. The Edinburg Fire Department, The McAllen Public Works Department and Hidalgo County Precinct 4 arrived to provide assistance in fighting the blaze.