HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — Firefighters spent hours Tuesday morning bringing an auto salvage yard fire under control. 

According to Hillsborough County Fire Rescue, about 40 first responders were called to Affordable Auto Salvage in the 6300 block of Jensen Road just before 3 a.m. 

The Gibsonton-area fire soon spread to three alarms.

What You Need To Know

  • Three-alarm fire at auto salvage yard near Gibsonton area; several stacks of vehicles on fire 

  • According to Hillsborough County Fire Rescue, about 40 first responders were called to Affordable Auto Salvage in the 6300 block of Jensen Road just before 3 a.m.

  • Large amount of flames and smoke; no injuries reported

Officials said it was an active fire scene upon arrival with heavy flames and smoke pouring from stacks of vehicles. 

"We have about 44 units on the scene, when we arrived we were met with some water supply issues but we were able to overcome that," said HCFR Public Safety Chief Rob Herrin. "We have an aerial truck up in the air. It might be a long operation."

Herrin added there are several stacks of cars that are burning and no injuries have been reported.

Crews were able to contain the fire before 8 a.m.