andrea connor reports that people could see smoke as far south as gilroy but for people living right down the road, they were real concerns about what was in the air. >> reporter: the fire is out but some people are still concerned about the smoke, especially since this comes on the same day that the department of toxic substances control sent out a letter to nearby residents about the treatment of hazardous residue on site. lisa and bob have lived a nearby manufactured home. they noticed the smoke drifting right into the neighborhood wednesday afternoon. >> it is a little scary because of the smoke and i thought uh oh. >> the concern is mainly for her husband. >> i called my husband on the way home from work and i told him to close all the windows . do you have them open? he said yes so close them all because he has got asthma really bad. as soon as she got home, lisa checked the mail to find this, a letter from the department of toxic substances control about an application for a hazardous waste permit from sims metal. >> we have seen the letter today about trying to get rid of tox