Abington company that caught fire had toxic ‘ignitable waste’ on site and had past EPA violations
Vinyl chloride is a man-made, colorless gas that burns easily and is used to make polyvinyl chloride, a hard plastic.
Crews thought they had the massive Montco industrial fire under control. Then came the billowing smoke and evacuation notices.
The company, SPS Technologies, has a history of environmental and workplace violations, records show. Residents were sheltering in place and worried about the air quality.
Officials monitoring air, water quality as fire burns at SPS Technologies in Abington Township, Pennsylvania
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What we know about the fire at SPS Technologies in Abington
Montgomery County residents near aerospace parts supplier SPS Technologies remained under a shelter-in-place order following a massive fire that tore through the company’s Abington industrial complex ...