Early this morning at 7:05 a.m., the Cutchogue Fire Department was dispatched for an Automatic Fire Alarm at the Peconic Recycling Facility located on Commerce Drive in Cutchogue.

Upon arrival of the Southold Town Police units and the First arriving Chiefs, smoke could be seen coming from the structure. The call was immediately upgraded and re-dispatched as a structure fire.

The location in a large commercial building that operates as a transfer station that processes large amounts of garbage, debris and other recyclable materials.

And upon gaining entry to the building a large pile of garbage & debris was found to be on fire within the building.

First arriving 8-5-4 arrived and deployed several handlines and began to knock out the fire, while Quint 8-5-3 arrived and set up in front of the building.

In order to gain better access to the seat of the fire, firefighters were assisted by the business's employees who utilized heavy equipment to move and break up the piles of garbage and debris.

Engine 8-5-1 laid 800 feet of hose and established a water supply from a nearby hydrant

Additional assistance was requested from Mattituck FD who provided stand-by coverage for our district in the event of any calls.

Units operated on scene for over 2 hours.

No injuries were reported.