Baltimore firefighters battle fire at wood recycling yard

Fire closes section of expressway, light rail line, and roads and schools as more than 100 firefighters tackle blaze

Firefighters were battling a huge wind-driven fire at a Baltimore wood recycling yard that for a time closed a section of the expressway into the city's downtown, the neighboring light rail line, and nearby roads and schools.

Crews were called to the Camp Small yard, where large trees and logs were stacked about 30ft (about 9 meters) high, after 5pm on Thursday, the Baltimore city fire chief, James Wallace, said at a briefing.