Louisville firefighters respond to smoky fire at sand company on River Road | News from WDRB [Video]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Thick smoke was spotted along the Louisville waterfront from a fire at a sand company on River Road.

A MetroSafe supervisor said the fire was reported about 9:18 a.m. Friday.  

Louisville Fire posted on social media that the fire at Nugent Sand Company started in a machine compound. 

Louisville Fire & Rescue Capt. Donovan Sims said crews were on the scene of the fire within five minutes of the first report. When firefighters arrived “they found a machine compound on fire.”

Sims said crews had to use a “relay” of hoses to get water from River Road to the fire. “Once we were able to do that, we were able to get water on that machine.”

Sims said workers at the site told fire officials “they were working at the bottom of the machine, cutting out some material, and they believe some of the sparks from …