By Associated Press - Sunday, April 12, 2015

PHOENIX (AP) - Phoenix firefighters have extinguished a tire fire that sent smoke into the air near Sky Harbor International Airport.

A spokesman said the fire was reported around 11:30 a.m. on Sunday and firefighters were able to extinguish it within an hour.

Nobody was injured and the fire didn’t move past the 23rd and Jefferson streets location.

Plumes of smoke could be seen around the airport.

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