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Firefighters dose smoldering bags of insulation - mcall.com
Firefighters doused hundreds of smoldering bags of insulation Sunday at an Upper Macungie Township factory.
Crews responded around 11:30 a.m. to insulation manufacturer Fiber America, 7072 Snowdrift Road. The plant was closed Sunday and no one was inside the building when responders arrived, Fiber America President David A. Johnson said.
After talking with firefighters, Johnson believes that one of the bags got hot overnight, causing the plastic to heat up. The heat transferred to other bags, which began smoldering.
"Hence, it looked like a huge fire," Johnson said.
The building was still full of smoke Sunday afternoon, and emergency crews cut a hole in the roof to allow the factory to ventilate.
Firefighters doused hundreds of smoldering bags of insulation Sunday at an Upper Macungie Township factory.
Crews responded around 11:30 a.m. to insulation manufacturer Fiber America, 7072 Snowdrift Road. The plant was closed Sunday and no one was inside the building when responders arrived, Fiber America President David A. Johnson said.
After talking with firefighters, Johnson believes that one of the bags got hot overnight, causing the plastic to heat up. The heat transferred to other bags, which began smoldering.
"Hence, it looked like a huge fire," Johnson said.
The building was still full of smoke Sunday afternoon, and emergency crews cut a hole in the roof to allow the factory to ventilate.