JOLIET, Ill. – A massive fire at a Joliet the scrap yard that lasted more than 20 hours was extinguished.

The fire started around 2:17 p.m. Friday at the BL Duke – Joliet Public Scrap Metal Recycling Yard, located at 2 Genstar Lane, and was extinguished just before 11 a.m. Saturday.

Firefighters reported that the fire involved a large pile of debris containing metal, wood and possibly some plastic. The fire measured one acre in size and was 50 feet high. No hazardous materials were involved, officials said.

The air quality was also not affected by the fire.

Crews from several fire departments battled the flames overnight. Initially, firefighters had limited access to water.

“The initial water supply was a coordination of mutual aid tankers, but later the only water supply was taken directly from the Des Plaines River,” Lockport Fire Chief John O’Connor said in a news release.

Bristol Kendal Fire Protection District, Elwood Fire Protection District, Plainfield Fire Protection District and several others assisted in responding to the fire.

No structures were damaged and no injuries were reported.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

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