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Homeowner's fire pit causes explosion and odd smell, Middleburg PA

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Near Richard Rd, Middleburg, PA 17842

A homeowner started a fire in a pit behind their residence near Richard Road in Center Township. The fire was left unattended, causing an explosion noticed by nearby renters. The fire is now contained, but there is an unusual odor and uncertainty about what materials burned.

Audio|Source: Snyder County Fire and EMS
02:41
Transcript:
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Center Township near Richard Rd, Cross Streets, Keyster Road, and DeLong Road, fresh fire.
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Near Richard Rd, rush fire, box 110-2, company 110, ambulance 110, 1923.
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I'm coming out, Mr.
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This is going to be right,
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heading south.
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Central Chief 11 responding.
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Chief 11th, it looks like you're going to have to turn right on the Richard Rade.
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Chief 11 responding, 1924.
01:03
Chief 11, Chief 113,
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it's going to be near Richard Rd down behind the residence and what appears to be some kind of pit that was created by the homeowner,
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he lit something on fire and left the area,
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some renters that live in the adjacent house, noted an explosion.
01:24
The fire is contained, but not sputting, but there is a weird smell in the end, I'm not sure what's burning at.
01:36
That's your chief one.
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Chief 11, okay.
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That's your Chief 111.
01:45
Okay.
01:46
That's your Chief 113 on C.
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Chief 113 on C. Chief 113 on C, 1925.
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Senator Chief 113, if you say the caller, we'll be looking at you, then we'll handle how.
02:04
That's correct.
02:05
Chief 113. They live there in a basement apartment near Richard Rd.
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Richard Road.
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I'll go talk to them.
02:15
Right now it seems to be contained pretty well.
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Okay, and then your wishes for apparatus?
02:27
Hold it's brush 110.9.
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That's all units due responding on the 110.2 box, holding up to first 110, non-emergency,
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1926.

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