Jun. 25, 2024 15:57 PM EST

Kansas Official Hopeful That Fire Crews Can Control A Blaze At A Recycling Center

A large fire broke out at Evergreen Recycle in Park City, Kan., on Sunday, June 23, 2024. The facility recycles wooden pallets and it's the second time in the last two years a large fire has occurred at Evergreen Recycle. On Tuesday, a helicopter from the Kansas Air National Guard was dropping water over the fire that continues to burn. Sedgwick County Fire Marshal Brad Crisp said during a Tuesday morning press conference that no cause for the fire has been determined. (Travis Heying/The Wichita Eagle via AP) Travis Heying, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A large fire broke out at Evergreen Recycle in Park City, Kan., on Sunday, June 23, 2024. The facility recycles wooden pallets and it's the second time in the last two years a large fire has occurred at Evergreen Recycle. On Tuesday, a helicopter from the Kansas Air National Guard was dropping water over the fire that continues to burn. Sedgwick County Fire Marshal Brad Crisp said during a Tuesday morning press conference that no cause for the fire has been determined. (Travis Heying/The Wichita Eagle via AP)
A helicopter from the Kansas Air National Guard drops water over a fire at Evergreen Recycle in Park City, Kan. on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. The fire broke out Sunday evening and has continued to burn since. Sedgwick County Fire Marshal Brad Crisp said during a Tuesday morning press conference that no cause for the fire has been determined. (Travis Heying/The Wichita Eagle via AP)
A large fire broke out at Evergreen Recycle in Park City, Kan., on Sunday, June 23, 2024. The facility recycles wooden pallets and it's the second time in the last two years a large fire has occurred at Evergreen Recycle. On Tuesday, a helicopter from the Kansas Air National Guard was dropping water over the fire that continues to burn. Sedgwick County Fire Marshal Brad Crisp said during a Tuesday morning press conference that no cause for the fire has been determined. (Travis Heying/The Wichita Eagle via AP)
People gather outside of Evergreen Recycle in Park City, Kan., on Sunday, June 23, 2024 as a huge fire burns at the wooden pallet recycling facility. It's the second time in the last two years a large fire has occurred at Evergreen Recycle. On Tuesday, a helicopter from the Kansas Air National Guard was dropping water over the fire that continues to burn. Sedgwick County Fire Marshal Brad Crisp said during a Tuesday morning press conference that no cause for the fire has been determined. (Travis Heying/The Wichita Eagle via AP)
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PARK CITY, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas fire marshal said Tuesday he's hopeful that fire crews supported by water-dropping helicopters can control a wood pallet fire at a Kansas recycling center that has been raging for days.

There have been no reports of injuries or damage to other buildings from the fire, which started Sunday night at Evergreen Recycle in suburban Wichita. Firefighters have been working to control its spread to a nearby business.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Strong, straight-line winds and temperatures in the 90s have complicated firefighters’ work.

“We’re hoping we’re going to be able to get it under control today,” Sedgwick County Fire Marshal Brad Crisp said Tuesday. “We’re really worried about the wind conditions, not only today but tomorrow.”

Air National Guard helicopters on Tuesday began dropping up to 600 gallons (2,271 litres) of water on the blaze every 10 minutes, Crisp said. The guard stepped in after Sedgwick County officials on Monday declared a local disaster.

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