Firefighters battled stubborn blaze at recycling facility in Hanover Township
Jun. 15—HANOVER TWP. — Hours after flames swept through a warehouse at GFL Environmental early Thursday morning, firefighters continued to extinguish pockets of fire while heavy equipment was used to push smoldering commingled recycling materials outside the damaged building.
Hanover Township Fire Chief Joe Temarantz said firefighters responded to the facility on Breaker Road at about 3 a.m. finding heavy fire inside the warehouse where glass, plastic and metal are separated.
Firefighters from Nanticoke, Kingston and Plymouth along with the Back Mountain Tanker Task Force were called to assist.
Sheet metal walls of the warehouse were removed to reach the flames.
After most of the fire was extinguished, front end loaders and excavators were used to push smoldering recyclables from the building outside where the flames were hit with water.
A representative from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection was at the scene monitoring air quality finding "very low levels" of carbon monoxide and particulate matter (particles of solids or liquids in the air) around the perimeter of the fire, stated Colleen Connolly, DEP spokesperson.
Connolly noted no hazardous fumes were detected.
Temarantz said there were no injuries and a state police deputy fire marshal will investigate the cause of the blaze.
Breaker Road is closed to traffic.
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