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Battery Pack Explodes Under Republic Airport, Causing Fire
Firefighters quickly responded to the underground pump room, dousing the fire on Monday morning.
EAST FARMINGDALE, NY — A battery pack exploded in a pump room under the Republic Airport in East Farmingdale on Monday morning, causing a fire, Suffolk County Fire Rescue Services told Patch.
Firefighters arrived to the underground room on New Highway around 10:40 a.m. and doused the flames before they could spread, according to Suffolk FRES. The fire did not affect the airport's traffic, FRES said.
The equipment fire was minor, said Stephen Canzoneri, a spokesman for New York State Department of Transportation, said. The fire was quickly extinguished by Republic Airport Fire Rescue with help from the East Farmingdale Fire Department, he said.
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"There were no injuries and no interruptions to airport flight operations," Canzoneri said. "The damaged equipment is in the process of being repaired."
Republic Airport is owned by the state's department of transportation.
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