Great fire in Philadelphia: 40 buses destroyed - residents on alert!

Great fire in Philadelphia: 40 buses destroyed - residents on alert!

Nicetown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, broke out a devastating fire on Thursday morning, which suffered a total of at least 40 used buses from the South Heasters Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (Septa). The fire was reported around 6:15 a.m. (local time) on a depot in the Nicetown district and is now under control. Nevertheless, there are considerable damage because the buses concerned, which were already in the sales or scrapping process, have largely become unusable. As reported Krone, including 15 electrically operated models.

Septa managing director Scott Sauer explained that all fuels and lubricants are removed when the buses are fully erected. Some of the buses, which were recently taken out of service, still had fuel, which may have contributed to the devastating fire. Andrew Busch, Communication Director of Septa, described the affected buses as "ready for the scrap place". Fortunately, there are no reports on buses near the fire, which prevented worse.

reactions and air quality

The column of smoke that rose above the bus depot was visible all over the city, and the Philadelphia Department of Public Health has asked residents to stay in their houses and avoid the smoke. Initial air approval was already shown high pollutant values ​​in the air. The health commissioner Dr. Palak Raval-Nelson recommended that you stay away from the fire site. Despite these alarming values, CBS News of the air quality that is continuously monitored, whereby later data showed lower pollutant values ​​that were under the federal levels.

The air quality index (AQI) in Philadelphia has generally shown the trend that air quality has experienced improvements. According to iqair, the AQI in Philadelphia typically fluctuates between good and moderate values, whereby ozone was identified as the main pollutant that affects air quality. Historically, Philadelphia has achieved an annual average of the AQI level in the "good" category in recent years, which gives hope for continuing improvements.

The fire brigade was on site with more than 150 emergency services and had to deal with challenges when accessing the depot and the water supply. However, the fire could be brought under control shortly after 8 a.m. without injuries being reported. The exact cause of the fire is still unclear and is currently being examined.