Philadelphia health officials provide update on air quality after junkyard fire

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — A day after firefighters battled an enormous junkyard fireplace within the metropolis’s Port Richmond part, officers mentioned residents within the space ought to proceed to train warning, particularly if they’ve persistent well being situations that could possibly be exacerbated by poor air high quality.

The decision got here in round 4:30 p.m. Thursday for a fireplace at Aramingo Avenue and Wheatsheaf Lane.

The view from Chopper 6 confirmed heavy smoke billowing throughout the sky.

The fireplace was introduced below management round 5:30 p.m.

No accidents had been reported and officers mentioned residents can return to their regular routines.

The fireplace brought about a short lived rise within the quantity of particulate matter within the space that continued in a single day, officers mentioned.

They mentioned publicity to effective particles could cause short-term well being results akin to eye, nostril, throat and lung irritation, coughing, sneezing, runny nostril and shortness of breath. It could actually additionally have an effect on lung perform and worsen medical situations akin to bronchial asthma and coronary heart illness.

Folks with respiratory and coronary heart issues, youngsters and the aged could also be notably delicate, officers mentioned.

They mentioned no poisonous compounds had been recognized at ranges that will pose a risk to human well being.