OPA-LOCKA, Fla. — First responders in Miami-Dade County rushed to a large fire on Monday afternoon.

It sparked around 5 p.m. at a junkyard located in the area of Northwest 135t h Street and Cairo Lane in Opa-locka.

Authorities began upgrading the fire soon after beginning to fight the flames, with the blaze eventually being considered a five-alarm fire.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue officials said wind pushed fire and embers into a second junkyard and additional business in the area.

Additionally, officials said they evacuated nearby apartment buildings out of an abundance of caution.

“To be honest, I have a sense of fear,” said Opa-locka resident Mimi Pierre. “I don’t live too far and I’m scared. If I lived here, I would start packing my bags.”

No injuries have been reported in the fire, authorities said.

There has been no word on what caused the fire to ignite.

Firefighters battle large blaze at Opa-locka junkyard

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