Major Brush Fire, Union Twp, Berks Co, PA

[EdAngiolillo 61]

Date: 4/9/2012

Time: approx 1230 - sorry, too many working fires today in the area!

Location: Hopewell Furnace Nat'l Park

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Hopewell+Furnace+National+Historic+Site,+Mark+Bird+Lane,+Elverson,+PA&hl=en&ll=40.171266,-75.72155&spn=0.128546,0.338173&sll=38.272689,-95.712891&sspn=33.613329,86.572266&oq=hopewell+furn&hq=Hopewell+Furnace+National+Historic+Site,+Mark+Bird+Lane,+Elverson,+PA&radius=15000&t=m&z=12

Units Operating:Multiple County Mutual Aid (Chester, Berks, Montgomery and Lehigh Counties)

Description Of Incident: Large brush fire in rural park area, straddling Berks/Chester County border, now impinging on fireworks factory. Mandatory evacuations of area.

As of 2000 - 100+ acres involved

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Reporter: Ed Angiolillo

Edited April 9, 2012 by EdAngiolillo