FEBRUARY 28, 2015
CONNEAUT LAKE, PENNSYLVANIA
The fire was reported at the joint municipal building in
Conneaut Lake around 4 this afternoon.
A building there held a 330 gallon tank of sodium
bi-sulfate.
The chemical is listed as a non explosive chemical with one
of the uses being the lowering of pH in the water fort effective chlorination.
It reportedly took about 20 minutes to put the fire out, but
there was a foul smell in the air surrounding the area as that chemical burned
off.
Emergency management officials were on scene, as were
officers from waterways and conservation.
According to Conneaut Lake fire Chief Mike Betts, a portable
heater is to blame for the fire.
No one was injured.