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Controlled backyard burn causing heavy black smoke, Havertown PA

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Near West Chester Pike, Havertown, PA 19083

A controlled burn was reported in a backyard near West Chester Pike in Havertown. The fire produced heavy black smoke and fire units arrived to investigate any hazards.

Audio|Source: Chester and Montgomery Counties Fire/EMS
01:21
Transcript:
00:00
One's on location.
00:01
Looks to be a bonfire in the backyard at this point.
00:04
There's another investigation coming.
00:07
Okay, on bonfire.
00:11
It's 1554 on location.
00:18
Okay.
00:20
...to Deputy 4 to Deputy 526.
00:23
Good.
00:30
Confirming, control burn in a barrel in the backyard.
00:36
Any idea what they're burning?
00:41
Not yet, but it is pretty black.
00:46
Looks like a refinery.
00:49
Deputy 56, Chester.
00:52
Deputy 56.
00:57
For now, you can hold it to the Goshen unit, so we do speak.
01:03
Yeah,
01:04
it's responding 60-508 watchtouch spike with the exception of the Goshen Unit to recall.
01:10
Tanker 52.
01:15
Tanker 52 to command. We're pulling up.
01:17
Do you want to hang out?
01:20
Yeah, that's fine.

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Near West Chester Pike, Havertown, PA 19083
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