Helmet-cam video & more from multi-alarm industrial fire along Pennsylvania Turnpike
Below is helmet-cam video from onlyavolly and additional video from a multi-alarm fire early yesterday (Monday) evening that destroyed Trico Metal Products on Wynadotte Road adjacent to the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Upper Moreland, Pennsylvania (Montgomery County).
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“Very heavy smoke and fire conditions. The radiant heat was knocking people back. As far as smoke conditions, it was zero visibility in the street,” Chief Brian Focht of the Willow Grove Fire Company said during an evening news conference.
They were also hampered by a lack of water before the fire went to five alarms.
There’s one fire hydrant on the industrial block where the company is located, so firefighters had to truck in more water.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xu1bHpL12RY
The building was rocked by a series of explosions. The Willow Grove fire chief says the explosions were caused by tanks of compressed natural gas.
In addition, the front wall and one of the back walls of the building collapsed due to the heavy volume of fire.
