Drone footage shows crews hosing down a smoking pile of materials that caught fire at a northeastern Massachusetts recycling plant.

The video was captured as crews worked to put out the fire at Windfield Recycling in Lawrence, about 30 miles northwest of Boston, on Wednesday, Aug. 27, according to Storyful .

The Lawrence Police Department shared on social media just before 11 a.m. on Aug. 27 that locals should avoid the area due to the " large fire ."

USA TODAY contacted local officials and Windfield Recycling for more information on Thursday, Aug. 28, but did not immediately receive a response.

As crews worked to extinguish the fire, the drone captured images of piled-up, crumbled material such as a dryer or washing machine, and multiple bikes.

The footage showed fire engines usi

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