NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - North Augusta crews rushed to the scene of a structure fire at the city’s recycling facility in Aiken County on Thanksgiving Day.

The fire was reported at 2:49 p.m. Flames were showing but there was nobody found inside the building.

The North Augusta Department of Public Safety responded to the scene to fight the fire along with Belvedere and Merriweather crews. Crews remained on the scene at the Claypit Road operations facility fire for a few more hours Thursday evening.

The building fire was eventually put out but firefighters remained at the site keep hot spots from flaring up.