Explosion triggers fire alarm at industrial building, Auburn PA
Fire & ArsonFire and rescue units responded to an explosion at the Assureteco industrial building near Hickory Drive in West Brunswick Township. The building's carbon dioxide fire suppression system activated after the explosion was confirmed at the rear of the building. Multiple fire districts were dispatched to investigate and secure the site.
Audio|Source: Schuylkill County Fire
06:17
Transcript:
00:00
There was a confirmed explosion.
00:06
Okay, 036. You know what the nature of it was?
00:13
Negative. Zero,
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36.
00:31
District 42,
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39,
00:34
47,
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Station 1.
00:37
Respond 95 Hickory Drive, West Brunswick Township,
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Assureteco,
00:44
Fire alarm, now reported possible explosion on the property,
00:48
0-036.
00:56
Are you going to need additional resources there? I just got your second dispatch out for your fire assignment.
01:02
You need upgraded?
01:05
Negative county.
01:07
There's CO2 system did go off.
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4732, Scoble.
01:17
4732.
01:20
4732.
01:23
Then are out.
01:27
4732 show you in route at 0.037.
01:32
Chief 3902 is on the scene there and say that they did have some sort of explosion towards the rear of the building over the building's onsite CO2 system activated.
01:43
Your operations are on V-Bravo 1.
01:49
John, we just still switch your people.
01:56
Coming from 3910.
02:02
3910 on B1.
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In route.
02:09
3910 train route at 0.039.
02:12
Stay on B1.
02:13
She 3902 is on the scene there, saying that there was some sort of explosion to the rear of the building.
02:19
Building CO2 system did activate...
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3910, the county.
02:29
3910 on fire south now.
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District 42 and 63 Station 1 response check.
02:44
902 County.
02:46
All right.
02:49
As of now, the only thing I have on the road is 3910 and 4732.
02:54
All others have failed, your wishes.
02:56
replace them
03:00
Okay, zero forty-one.
03:07
3732,
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39,02.
03:13
Got O2.
03:15
When you arrive,
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going to...
03:22
The receiving department, the gate is open.
03:26
You have to entry from that side.
03:28
And we'll also have some of the entry from the Alpha Tide.
03:35
Steve, you're all broken out, we got another lap.
03:42
Your best part of access will be on the Delta side.
03:48
On the receiving side of the building, the gate should be open.
03:56
Bobby Chief, what we received was enter from the Delta side of receiving, correct?
04:03
Affirmative.
04:07
Okay.
04:09
Copy, we're passing our own with the light, now it's coming out, 61.
04:13
Copy.
04:15
3910, 3902.
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Looker up on C.R.
04:20
I want to get the two-same.
04:25
Grab a couple extinguishers and send your guys to the front.
04:48
Fire district's 56, 34 station 2,
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district 63 stations 2 and 4.
04:56
Respond, 95 Hickory Drive, West Brunswick Township,
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Assureteco,
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for automatic fire alarm now reported to be an explosion in the building.
05:07
Again, district, Kopp, then.
05:13
For Respond 95th Hickory Drive, West Brunswick Township,
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Assureteco,
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former Omnova,
05:21
from ASA, now reported to be an explosion, the building 0.043.
05:30
3902, County.
05:33
Go ahead.
05:35
We went ahead and just gave you the next alarm on the fire assignment.
05:40
That's going to be bringing 5612, 34,
05:42
36 and 6312, 14, 34, and 22 on with Burke's Tanker 77.
05:51
Copy, thank you.
05:55
Do you have an actual fire in the building? Do you need right there?
06:01
Nobody made entry yet.
06:03
I'll let you know in a couple minutes.
06:05
Do you want us to get them going there? I just try to be proactive.
06:13
Affirmative County.
06:16
Okay, zero 44.
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Location mentioned:
Hickory Dr, Auburn, PA 17922
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