Crews have taken control of a massive fire that broke out at an auto parts store in Hialeah.
Hialeah and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue crews arrived at the scene at Rastro Coco Auto Parts, located at 5171 E. 10th Court, just before 1 p.m., Tuesday.
The fire has been mostly put out after crews worked for hours to douse the flames.
7Skyforce hovered over the scene where hundreds of cars were caught in the blaze, as thick black smoke billowed from the lot.
Vivian Espino lives nearby. “Explode, explode, explode,” she said describing a startling wake up call.
She was taking an afternoon nap when, all of a sudden, the business down the street from her home in Hialeah went up in flames.
Hialeah Fire Department Asst. Chief David Rodriguez said, “This is a junkyard, a big junkyard, it takes about half a city block, that was fully engulfed.”