The fire was located in a vacant lot at 275 Main St.
HOLYOKE - A burning pile of trash in a vacant lot forced the closing of Main Street on Tuesday afternoon as city firefighters extinguished the blaze, Fire Department spokesman Lt. Thomas Paquin said.
No one was injured in the 4 p.m. fire, and the firefighters were able to contain the blaze before it could spread to the buildings on either side of the lot at 275 Main St., he said.
The department's arson investigator is looking to determine the cause.
The lot used to be the site of a laundromat that burned down a few years ago, he said. Since then trash has accumulated with building debris on the site, he said.
Main Street remained closed as firefighters looked for remaining hot spots, and was expected to reopen shortly, he said.