Residents urged to evacuate area near huge blaze at SPS Technologies in Jenkintown
An aerospace product manufacturing facility in Jenkintown went up in flames Monday night, prompting a shelter-in-place order within a 1-mile radius and multiple school closings. Workers evacuated the facility. There were no injuries. Witnesses reported an explosion at SPS Technologies at 301 Highland Ave. shortly after 9:30 p.m.
Officials say schools are closed and residents have been ordered to shelter-in-place after a large fire broke out at SPS ...
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Warehouse fire: Pa. township issues declaration of disaster emergencyA Pennsylvania town has issued a declaration of disaster emergency because of a fire at SPS Technologies in Montgomery County ...
Residents say officials should have communicated in “real-time” and released details about air monitoring and chemicals at the plant sooner.
SPS Technologies says it has hired an outside firm to help with cleanup. They will be starting remediation work at the area schools before moving on to homes.
Hundreds of firefighters worked to battle a massive fire at a Pennsylvania manufacturing facility building following an explosion.
The building was evacuated and nobody was injured, the police said, but heavy smoke and the possibility of burning chemicals led officials to close local schools.
The fire broke out at around 9:30 p.m. Monday, and witnesses said there was an explosion and that flames could be seen inside ...
The Abington and Jenkintown school districts and all private ... radius to remain closed until further notice. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority warned that service was suspended ...
Nothing hazardous was detected during testing at Jenkintown schools, but they will closed Thursday for a cleaning out of an "abundance of caution," Police Chief Thomas Scott said.
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