Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Massive fire destroys salt storage warehouse in Larchmont, New York







Shannon Sohn is over the scene in Newscoper 7






Tuesday, August 18, 2015 11:01PM

LARCHMONT, N.Y. (WABC) -- A huge fire burned through a warehouse in Larchmont used to store road salt.

The flames broke out in the late afternoon Tuesday on the west side of I-95.

Thruway personnel and local fire departments responded to the two-alarm blaze.








A large fire burned through a warehouse in Larchmont on Tuesday afternoon. WABC Photo/ fire

No one was injured.

The warehouse is a salt shed inside the Larchmont Maintenance Facility and is owned and operated by the Thruway Authority.

It is unclear if the warehouse was filled with salt at the time of the fire.



The fire was placed under control Tuesday evening.