Dallas Fire-Rescue spent Tuesday morning battling a massive fire at a vacant warehouse that appeared to be under demolition in Dallas.
The fire was reported around 5:30 a.m. in the 9300 block of West Jefferson Boulevard near the Grand Prairie city limits.
NBC 5 has learned the fire caused severe damage and the roof has collapsed. There are no injuries and firefighters have taken up defensive positions.
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Approximately 60 to 70 firefighters are on the scene using aerial ladders and ground lines to combat the fire.
The area is along Loop 12 and Walton Walker and could be seen on the Texas Department of Transportation's cameras.
The thick black plume of smoke could be seen filling the air and even showed up on radar.
The warehouse is reported to have formerly housed an aviation manufacturing plant and was slated for demolition, a DFR spokesman said.
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No other information was available and the cause of the fire is under investigation.
NBC 5 viewers shared photos of the warehouse fire from several vantage points around the area.
