Mesa Crews Battle Commercial Trash Facility Fire Into Monday
Mesa firefighters are battling a large commercial trash facility fire that started Sunday night near Pecos and Signal Butte roads. The blaze has been difficult to extinguish due to the vast amount of burning material, and crews continued working on…
Phoenix, AZ, October 19, 2026 —
Mesa firefighters continued working into Monday morning to extinguish a large fire at a commercial trash facility near Pecos and Signal Butte roads. The blaze began Sunday night, according to the available information.
The fire has been difficult to put out because of the vast amount of burning material at the facility. Crews remained on the scene into Monday morning as they worked to control and extinguish it.
No injuries have been reported. The information provided does not specify whether the fire was contained, how much material or property was affected, or whether the facility remained in operation.
The cause of the fire has not been provided. The facility’s name, the exact time the fire began and the number of firefighters responding were also not specified. No details were provided about any damage, evacuation measures or expected timeline for extinguishing the blaze.
As of the information available, firefighters were still working on the fire Monday morning. Further details about its status and the circumstances surrounding its start were not provided.
Story summarized from the original created by Veronica Stracqualursi on www.azfamily.com, see more information here.
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