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PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) - Flames lit up the sky over southwest Phoenix Thursday night as firefighters battled a massive blaze that broke out at a wood pallet facility near 35th Avenue and Lower Buckeye Road. Investigators remain on scene Friday morning working to determine how the fire started. According to Captain Todd Keller with the Phoenix Fire Department, crews were called to the area just before 8 p.m. after receiving a call about a fire coming from the business. When firefighters arrived, heavy smoke and flames were already engulfing multiple stacks of wood pallets. The fire was quickly upgraded to a third-alarm response, calling for additional help from neighboring cities. The owner of Javier Pallets confirmed with Arizona’s Family that his business is involved in the fire. All nearby businesses, including a Circle K store, were evacuated as a precaution, Capt. Keller said. Capt. Keller said firefighters had to manage downed power lines and multiple explosions while preventing the fire from spreading to another business. “This is a highly industrial area, commercial area, so you’re going to have scrap yards, you’re going have pallet yards, so there are fires there. Recently, I know we did have one a couple of weeks ago,” said Capt. Keller. “You have this much combustible material, and this is exactly what happens when something catches fire. You put wind as a factor, it’s going to make a big difference.”

PHOENIX — Over 100 firefighters battled a large massive pallet fire Thursday night in southwest Phoenix. Crews from four Valley fire departments responded to the blaze around 8 p.m. in the area of 35th Avenue and Lower Buckeye Road, the Phoenix Fire Department said. Firefighters are currently working a 3rd Alarm Pallet Fire near 35th Ave. & Lower Buckeye Rd, please avoid the area. — Phoenix Fire Dept. (@PHXFire) A nearby Circle K was evacuated and closed early due to the severity of the fire, a press release said. Crews were on the scene throughout the night working to extinguish any remaining hotspots. Streets were closed in the area of the fire. There are no reported injuries from the incident. An investigation into the cause of the fire is underway.