Large trash fire at waste disposal station sends large plumes of smoke over DC

A large pile of trash caught fire at a waste disposal center in Northeast D.C. Thursday sending large plumes of smoke over the District.

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The fire was reported around 10:30 a.m. in the 4900 block of Bates Road at the Fort Totten Solid Waste Disposal Transfer Station.

Firefighters were able to get the fire under control quickly and spent additional time saturating the pile of trash with water.

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No injuries were reported.