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Valdosta Fire Department Responds to Chemical Fire with Support of Mutual Aid

Lowndes County has

no press release
about today’s

Perma-Fix fire,
but as promised

VDT has pictures and video,
and here’s City of Valdosta PR,

Valdosta Fire Department Responds to Chemical Fire with Support of Mutual Aid,



The City of Valdosta Fire Department responded to a chemical
explosion on August 14 at PermaFix Environmental Services, located
at 1622 James Rodgers Circle. The call came in at 2:22 p.m. and
within minutes more than 40 firefighters and other first responders
were on scene. The fire was under control by 4:30 p.m. with the
assistance of the Lowndes County Fire Department and the Moody Air
Force Base Fire Department. Also responding with aid were the
Valdosta Police Department, Lowndes County Sheriff’s office, the
Georgia State Patrol and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Due to the nature of the chemicals at the facility, the area was
evacuated within a one-mile radius. At least three injuries have
been reported, but no fatalities are known at this time.

The fire is under investigation. An update will be provided when
more information is available.

-jsq

Perma-Fix on fire

Update 4:18 PM 14 August 2013: Lowndes County
Sheriff, Police, Fire and EMS on the web (thanks Carolyn). They just said Moody is bringing a truck down to help.


Perma-Fix of South Georgia,
located in the Gil Harbin Industrial Park,
is apparently on fire,
according to
the VDT,

Update: Explosions blast local Industrial Park,

Covering the sky

Updated 3:06 p.m.: Explosions continue from Perma-Fix at the Gil Harbin Industrial Park. Times staff at the scene reports that the industrial park is being shut down. Emergency personnel are attempting to turn off gas mains at the site, according to preliminary reports.

No injuries reported at this time.

It’s good nobody has been injured; let’s hope it stays that way.

Gretchen took these pictures of the smoke from the
County Extension office four miles away on US 84 East.


Zoomed in
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