Greenpoint Recycling Plant up in Flames

Last night, a fire broke out at about 7 pm at the Rapid Processing Center, a paper recycling facility at 860 Humboldt Street. The smoke could be seen for miles around.

Nearly 200 firefighters responded. One had a minor injury, according to The New York Daily News. Parts of the building have crumbled. The Fire Department is investigating the cause of the fire.

In January, there was another big industrial fire at a lumberyard in Greenpoint.

Fire Tears Through Brooklyn Recycling Plant [NY Times]
Recycling Center in Brooklyn Suffers Collapse in Massive Inferno [NY Daily News]
Photos: 4-Alarm Fire Rages At Greenpoint Recycling Plant [Gothamist]
Photo by Joe Perron-Kozar via Gothamist