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What's That Smell In The Twin Cities Tuesday?
There is a strange odor pervading the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area.
TWIN CITIES, MN — If you're in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area at all Tuesday, you may notice a strange odor pervading the air. Wind has carried the smell from the large fire at a metals plant in Becker, Minnesota into the area. Becker is located about an hour northwest of the metro.
On Feb. 18 just before 2:30 a.m., a passerby reported that a fire had broken out at the Northern Metals Recycling Plant in Becker.
The fire started in a pile of crushed vehicles on the Northern Metals facilities lot, according to a news release. Damage from the blaze is confined to an area for crushed cars, authorities said.
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What's that smell? There have been numerous reports in the city about a burning smell. We're fairly certain it is the result of a large fire in Becker, MN at a metals recycling plant that has been burning all night. The wind has carried the odor down to the metro.
— WoodburyPublicSafety (@WoodburyMNPS) February 18, 2020
No one was injured and no buildings were involved in the blaze, according to police. Fire crews are still on the scene.
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