Large fire breaks out at liquidation store in Yuma Foothills
Danyelle Burke North
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA) – Fire crew are actively working to put out a fire at the liquidation store in the Foothills.
A fire began at around 2 p.m. Tuesday at the liquidation store near Del Sol on S Foothills Blvd.
Fire crews have been at the Yuma Liquidation Store on Foothills Boulevard near 38th Street for at least two hours.
Heavy black smoke that could be seen from miles away.
Deputies were redirecting traffic to let crews in and keep locals safe.
The fire has calmed down by the afternoon, around 4 p.m.
Several Rural Metro Fire engines have been driving in with over a dozen crew members are working to put it out.
We spoke with employees at the auto shop that shares the same parking lot as the liquidation store.
Employees said they saw plumes of smoke fill the air and it was scary.
They immediately rushed to call 911.
We also spoke to the Rural Metro public information officer and asked if there were any injuries and the cause of the fire.
They don’t have that information at this time as it’s still under investigation, and it could take a while to know the because because the fire was so huge.