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Fire in Becker scrap metal yard continues to send smoke over a wide area

A firefighter aims water down from a fire truck ladder.
Firefighters remain at the scene of a fire that has been burning for more than 24 hours at the Northern Metal Recycling plant Wednesday in Becker, Minn. Firefighter Toni Knutson says the fire is burning under a huge pile of cars. She says cranes are being used to remove the vehicles from the pile one by one.
David Joles | Star Tribune via AP