Environmental impacts of a scrapyard loom in Camden, N.J.

“There have been way too many fires at EMR,” one neighbor said. “Nothing’s been done.”

“Their actions caused the … 4-story building to be fully engulfed in flames,” one first responder wrote in a report obtained by WHYY News.

Neighbors reported difficulty breathing, headaches and lingering odors in the aftermath of the massive blaze.

In a recording obtained by WHYY, a Camden County official said it was “by the grace of God” neighboring sewage treatment operations were spared.

Friday’s scrapyard fire caused roughly 100 people to evacuate their homes. It wasn’t EMR’s first.

The call came in around 5 p.m. Friday for flames showing on the 1400 block of South Front Street.