No Air Pollution After Warehouse Fire In Philadelphia: Officials

PHILADELPHIA — After a large warehouse fire in Philadelphia Monday, health officials said there is no concern for polluted air.

The fire broke out at about 9:40 a.m. Monday at warehouse on the 5100 block of Darkrun Lane in Wissinoming.

About 140 firefighters were on scene battling the fire, which was raised to four alarms.

It was placed under control by about 11:20 a.m.

The Philadelphia Department of Public Health said residents living near the fire area can return to their normal routines.

"The fire caused no recorded rise in the amount of particulate matter, or PM 2.5, or other criteria pollutants at any of the City’s monitors," health officials said. "Additionally, no toxic compounds were identified at the site of the fire at levels that would pose a threat to human health."

Officials said Air Management Services inspectors collected an air sample in the immediate area of the fire before the fire was brought under control.

This sample was run through the AMS Lab’s gas chromatography–mass spectrometer.

The results of that test showed that no toxic compounds were identified in quantities that would threaten human health.