Firefighters extinguish blaze at Miramar metal processing plant

SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – A blaze broke out early Monday morning at a metal processing plant in the Miramar area, authorities said.

The non-injury blaze was reported around 2:30 a.m. at a commercial building on Kenamar Drive, just south of Trade Street, according to a San Diego Fire-Rescue dispatch supervisor.

The fire was contained to contents inside the building and firefighters knocked down the flames within 40 minutes, the dispatch supervisor said.

A hazardous materials team was requested to test the building for potentially dangerous chemicals that may have burned in the fire.

The cause of the blaze was under investigation.