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Where are you seeing it from? Folks across Knoxville can see the fire from miles away

A massive fire at Fort Loudon Waste and Recycling is sending intense black plumes into the air. As occasional explosions continue to ring out, people are seeing the flames from wherever they are in the city.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Firefighters are battling a massive fire at Loudon Waste and Recycling in  North Knoxville.

The flames are so big, people are seeing them from wherever they are in Knoxville. 

People are seeing the flames from Pleasant Ridge...

...I-40...

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...from Broadway...

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...Circle Park near campus...

..Hancock Street (where the fire is)...

...East Quincy Avenue....

..downtown Knoxville...

..South Waterfront...

...South Knoxville....

...Sharp's Ridge...

..Knox Garden...

65 homes from near the area are in process of being evacuated. 

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Where are you seeing it from? Folks across Knoxville can see the fire from miles away

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