PEARL CITY (HawaiiNewsNow) - On Saturday, the Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) received a 911 call at 1:22 a.m. for a sight of smoke reported in Pearl City at an auto recycling facility.

The first unit arrived on scene at 1:32 a.m. and immediately began extinguishing efforts on a large pile of metal on fire.

Additional resources were requested and a total of nine units, staffed with 28 personnel, responded to this fire.

The fire was brought under control at 3:13 a.m.

Heavy equipment was utilized to expose hot spots which assisted firefighters conducting overhaul tactics to search for hidden fires to prevent rekindling.

The fire was extinguished at 6:45 a.m.

The HFD’s Fire Investigator was called to the scene to initiate an investigation to determine the origin and cause of the fire.

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