Smoke billows from Southwest Philadelphia junkyard fire

SOUTHWEST PHILADELPHIA - June 4, 2013

The fire broke out around 4:00 p.m. Tuesday.

Chopper 6 HD was over the scene of Automated Waste Solutions Inc. at 1620 South 49th Street as firefighters tried to get control of the flames.

Smoke billowed through the air, resulting in Action News viewers to grab their cameras and snap photos of the plumes in the sky.

No injuries were reported and a cause has not been determined.

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