Massive Fire Breaks Out At Industrial Plant In Camden County

Dan Koob reports.

BUT KEEP IN MINDED, CREWS WILLHEAD OUT TO THE BRIDGE LATERON AFTER THE MORNING RUSH.JANUARY SNELL.THANK YOU, UPDATINGBREAKING NEWS HERE THISMORNING, POSSIBLE HAZMATSITUATION AFTER THIS FIRE ATINDUSTRIAL FACILITY IN CAMDENCOUNTY.THE FIRE BROKE OUT AT BLUEKNIGHT ENERGY, ASPHALT MIXINGPLANT, IN GLOUCESTER CITY.EYEWITNESS JUST REPORTER DANKOOB IS LIVE AT THE SCENE THISMORNING, WITH THE LATESTINFORMATION.DAN?JANELLE, NEIGHBORS SAYAROUND 1:00 THIS MORNING, THEYHEARD ALLOWED BANG, AND THENJUST MOMENTS LATER KNOCKS ONTHEIR DOOR TO MAKE SURE THEYGO GRAB THEIR THINGS ANDEVACUATE, AS THE SUN STARTS TOCOME UP IN GLOUCESTER CITY SEETHE DAMAGE TO THIS AS ASPHALTTANK, ESPECIALLY AROUND THETOP RIM.SOME OF THE SMOLDERINGMATERIAL THAT HAS MELTED PARTSOF THE TOP THAT FAR TANK, ANDWE WILL SHOW YOU VIDEO WHAT ITLOOK LIKE EARLIER AS IT WASEXPLODING.YOU CAN SEE, THE ASPHALTMATERIAL BURNING INSIDE THATTANK, FLAMES FLYING INTO THEAIR, AND THE SUBSEQUENT DAMAGETHAT WAS DONE.STILL AWAITING ANY OFFICIALWORD FROM FIRE ON SCENE, AS TOWHAT CAUSED THIS TO OCCUR.THE THERE WERE MULTIPLE UNITSHERE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIREMORNING, STANDING INGLOUCESTER CITY HOMES, BARSHERE, JUST MERE FEET FROM THISPLANT, AND THAT INCLUDESMIDDLE SCHOOL JUST COUPLE OFBLOCKS AWAY.AS FAR AS THE SMELL, VERYFAINT ALMOST NON-EXISTENT TOTHIS POINT.WE ARRIVED HERE ABOUT AN HOURAND A HALF AGO IT WASN'TOVERWHELMING BUT DEFINITELYTHERE.IF YOU SMELL IT, YOU WEREAFFECTED BY IT, LOOK OUT FORHEADACHE, MAYBE EAR, MOUTH ANDTHROAT IRRITATION, THE WINDWAS TAKING THE FUMES AND THESMOKE FROM THIS FIRE WESTBOUNDTOWARD SOUTH PHILADELPHIA.SO IF YOU ARE WAKING UP THISMORNING IN SOUTH PHILLY ANDYOU SEE SOME OF THE REMNANTSTHAT FAR SMOKE, THAT'SBASICALLY WHAT WE ARE LOOKINGAT.BACK OUT HERE LIVE THISMORNING.THE PEOPLE WE SPOKE WITH WHOHAD TO EVACUATE ARE NOW HOME.THAT INCLUDES ONE YOUNG MAN,WHEN THE POLICE CAME, THEYSAID YOU DEGREES TO LEAVE, HESAID OKAY, I'M GOING TO GRABMAYBE MOST PRIZED POSSESSION,HIS NEW HOCKEY PADS.HAPPY TO REPORT THAT HE'S BACKSAFE.HILLS MOTHER IS BACK HOME