LORTON, Va. — Richmond Highway reopened Tuesday night, hours after firefighters first responded to a massive fire at a recycling facility in Lorton.

A shelter-in-place notice for those within a one-mile radius of the fire remained in effect until 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. County facilities within a mile of the location were also closed throughout the evening.

Crews were first called to the 9900 block of Richmond Highway for a report of a fire around 1:30 p.m. Once on scene, firefighters quickly learned that someone was trapped inside a crane that was lifted 40 feet into the air.

"One of our initial arriving engine companies climbed the ladder that accesses the crane itself. They were able to reach the occupant of the crane," said Fairfax County Deputy Fire Chief Greg Hunt.

He told WUSA9 the m

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