(Radio Iowa) – Bales of cardboard caught on fire this weekend at a waste disposal business in Cedar Rapids. The fire was reported Saturday night and officials say nearly every part of the city’s fire department had to be called in to fight the fire, which has been difficult to contain.

The Cedar Rapids Fire Department says employees of the business were helping move bales of cardboard and help firefighters gain access to fires deep in the large stacks.

The glow of the fire could be seen for miles and motorists on Interstate 380 say they could smell the smoke as they drove through Cedar Rapids.