VIDEOS/PHOTOS: About 100 firefighters deployed to a large fire at a scrap metal yard Saturday afternoon, May 24 in Northeast El Paso. The initial call came in just minutes after 3:30 p.m. along the 6400 block of Mohair Drive. It took about three hours to get the fire knocked down, an El Paso Fire spokesperson said. The fire was knocked down by about 6:30 p.m. One firefighter was injured and two civilians were transported with smoke inhalation. The injuries are described as minor. According to El Paso Fire, the structure that caught on fire is a scrap metal business that has a lot of โjunkโ cars. The fire appears to have been started near some cars under a carport, the Fire spokesperson said. The fire was initially described as a Condition 2, but was upgraded to a Condition 4.
