Cause of 3-alarm fire in West Easton, Pa. under investigation
WEST EASTON, Pa. (CBS) -- A massive fire that broke out Tuesday morning is now considered under control, authorities say.
Crews are still at the scene Wednesday monitoring hotspots after the blaze that around 5 a.m. at the Johnson Motor Lines warehouse on Lehigh Drive, on the bank of the Lehigh River.
Johnson Motor Lines provides transportation and warehousing services to Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York.
Hazmat crews were on the scene because there are chemicals in the building. A medical waste facility is located there.
Northampton County Emergency Management Services is at the scene and officials from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection is at the site performing air quality tests.
Fire officials are concerned about water runoff into the nearby Lehigh River and are monitoring the situation right now.
So far, both air quality and water tests have come back OK, according to officials.
Northampton County officials later said there was no shelter-in-place issued related to the fire.
"We have not received any readings that will warrant a shelter-in-place or evacuation," a news release from the county said.
No injuries were reported and officials are trying to determine what caused the fire.
One business owner has been monitoring the fire from a mile away.
"It's not too bad here until recently," Mike Curcio, of Mike Curcio Race Products, said. "Most of it is blowing over us, going elsewhere in the city. We're so close I think it's traveling above us almost. Luckily, all the fire trucks are parked outfront of our place too, so I can't imagine something happening. But it makes you worry."
Crews will remain on the scene overnight as they work to remove a collapsed roof and work to extinguish pockets of fire inside.
The Red Cross is at the scene helping first responders.
The ATF and Pennsylvania State Police are leading the investigation.
