VIDEO: Thick smoke erupted from a Fort Myers recycling facility on Tuesday evening as flames tore through the building. Nearly a dozen fire units responded to the scene on the 3700 block of Veronica Shoemaker Boulevard, where Mome Metals Recycling and Allied Recycling operate. Chief Tracy McMillion of the Fort Myers Fire Department said, “The fire was actually called in around 6:22 p.m., and as we were approaching the fire, many of our crews actually reported a large smoke column, probably about three or four times as big as it is now.” When WINK News arrived, Fort Myers firefighters were actively battling the flames. “We’ve got a really good knockdown of the fire, and we’re looking at having a much shorter night than what we would normally have,” said McMillion.
