Fire in Pennsylvania Salvage Yard Consumes 300-Plus Cars
Firefighters say a massive blaze at an automobile salvage yard in western Pennsylvania consumed more than 300 cars and brought nearby train traffic to a halt.
The (Washington) Observer-Reporter says seven fire departments were called to Pitt-Mon Auto Salvage in Monongahela shortly after 4 p.m. Friday.
Chief Frank Hnatik of the Monongahela fire department says a spark from an employee’s cutting torch ignited a nearby car, and the fire spread to surrounding vehicles.
He says high winds then spread the blaze throughout the salvage yard, and hot embers also sparked a brushfire near adjacent railroad tracks.
Norfolk Southern shut down train traffic in the area because fire hoses and equipment crossed the railroad tracks.
No injuries were reported.
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