Large Fire at Central Phoenix Recycling Center Sends Up Smoke Plume
A massive fire occurred at a recycling center on McDowell Road near Interstate 17 and Interstate 10 in central Phoenix on Saturday morning, generating a significant smoke plume.
Phoenix, AZ, October 24, 2026 —
A massive fire broke out Saturday morning at a recycling center on McDowell Road in central Phoenix, near the junction of Interstate 17 and Interstate 10, according to the available account. The fire generated a significant plume of smoke.
The information provided does not identify the recycling center, give an exact time for when the fire began, or state how long it burned. It also does not include details about injuries, evacuations, property damage, traffic effects, or whether the fire was extinguished.
The cause of the fire and the materials involved were not specified. No details were provided about the agencies that responded, any investigation, or whether officials issued public safety instructions. The account describes the plume as significant but does not say how far it traveled or whether it affected nearby neighborhoods or roadways.
The fire’s location places it near two major interstate routes, but no closures, delays, or other transportation impacts were reported in the information available. The exact date of the Saturday incident was also not provided.
Further details about the fire, its effects and the response were not included in the summary. As a result, the known information is limited to the reported location, the Saturday morning timing, the scale of the fire as described, and the smoke plume it produced.
Story summarized from the original created by Brian Petersheim on www.azfamily.com, see more information here.
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