No injuries after explosion, fire at AmeriGas facility in Beaver County
INDEPENDENCE, Pa. (KDKA) -- An explosion sent flames and thick smoke into the sky above an AmeriGas facility in Beaver County on Friday afternoon.
Dispatchers confirmed a call for an explosion and fire at the building on Route 151 came in at 3:40 p.m. Independence Fire Chief Jeri New said some tanks in the garage caught on fire and exploded at around 3:40 p.m.
Video from the scene showed a building engulfed in bright flames.
New said she was worried about more gas tanks catching on fire.
"That was our sole fear, was to get to the back of those other tanks," New said. "These guys did a great knock down, the ones that were first on scene. I couldn't ask for a better turn out."
Firefighters had the flames out in about 90 minutes, and no one was injured.
"Nobody was in the building at all," New said.
Neighbors said they're concerned about explosions like the one on Friday, but the chief said the rest of the tanks are covered and under control.
"I know from a business perspective it's not a good outcome," New said. "But all these neighbors, these close residents, that's what I was worried about."
Crews are still trying to figure out how the gas tanks caught fire.
