Explosion And Fire Heavily Damages Oakland Park Styrofoam Manufacturing Business
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OAKLAND PARK (CBSMiami) – Thick black smoke billowed into the sky over Oakland Park on Wednesday morning following an explosion and building fire.
According to Oakland Park Fire Rescue officials, they responded to the second alarm fire, located at 4601 NE 6 Avenue around 11:00 a.m. regarding an explosion at a commercial business.
The business is a Styrofoam manufacturing business.
In video from Chopper 4, thick smoke could be seen rising from the building.
Fire Rescue says the explosion caused the eastern wall of the building to collapse and the business suffered significant damage.
All employees were safely evacuated and no injuries were reported.
The cause of the explosion is under investigation.
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