Authorities evacuated a plastic recycling facility south of Albuquerque after a <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/disasters/fires" target="_blank">two-alarm fire</a> broke out Sunday, authorities said.

Bernalillo County Fire Rescue crews and <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/disasters/disaster-response" target="_blank">Albuquerque firefighters</a> responded to the scene around 2:30 p.m. Sunday.

The fire started outside the recycling facility, but the cause wasn't immediately clear, authorities said.

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<div class="m" data-v-1fd77e21=""><picture data-v-1fd77e21=""><source media="(max-width: 767px)"><source media="(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)"><source media="(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)"><source media="(min-width: 1280px)"> <img src="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2022/06/640/320/ALL_CUSTOM_FS_LOCAL_NEWS_AZ_GENERAL.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1" alt="Arizona Fox News graphic" width="100%" height="auto"></picture></div> <div class="info" data-v-1fd77e21=""><div class="caption" data-v-1fd77e21=""><p data-v-1fd77e21=""><span data-v-1fd77e21="">A fire broke out at a plastic recycling facility in Albuquerque, Arizona, Sunday.&nbsp;</span> </p></div></div>

There was no immediate word on any injuries.

The fire was pumping thick, black smoke into the area that could be seen from <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/us-regions/southwest/arizona" target="_blank">downtown Albuquerque</a>.

Workers at a plastic recycling facility in Albuquerque, Arizona, were evacuated after a fire broke out Sunday. No injuries were immediately reported.{ai:summary}<p>A fire erupted at an Albuquerque recycling facility, prompting evacuations. The cause of the fire remains unknown. #fire</p>

Fire breaks out at Arizona plastic recycling facility

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