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Here's why you may have seen smoke in Fairfax County

To fight the fire, crews are conducting a water shuttle operation from nearby hydrants with tankers due to the distance and lack of nearby fire hydrants.

LORTON, Va. — Fire crews in Fairfax County battled a large landfill blaze that started late Monday night. The fire took several hours to completely put out, and brought smoky skies to the area Tuesday morning.

Firefighters with Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department responded to a landfill, located on Richmond Highway in Lorton, around 11 p.m. after reports of an outside fire. Upon arrival, crews began working to extinguish the large-volume fire and get it under control.

To fight the fire, crews conducted a water shuttle operation from nearby hydrants with tankers due to the distance and lack of nearby fire hydrants. 

The fire department said they would be on the scene for an extended period of time, and expected to be wrapping up around 10 a.m. — making the fire fight around 11 hours.

Sky9 was over the fire Tuesday morning as crews continued to extinguish the flames.

Smoke was visible from Route 1 and Interstate 95. Officials emphasized that people seeing smoke shouldn't be alarmed. As of 4 a.m., the fire was stated to be under control and no one was in any danger.    

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