Mack Trucks Fire Sends Seven Workers to Hospital

A fire in a spray paint booth at sent seven workers to area hospitals about 1 p.m. today.

The fire spread from the paint booth into nearby ground-level ductwork, said Lower Macungie Fire Department Chief David, and it was confined to the area by workers using dry chemical fire extinguishers.

While a second alarm was called, it was cancelled and recalled before the trucks left their respective stations, Nosal said.

Firefighters worked mostly on the ductwork, he said.

The fire took 30 minutes for firefighters to bring under control, according to a report on wfmz.com.

Six of the workers were hospitalized for smoke inhalation, Nosal said, and the seventh for chest pain.

The Lower Macungie firefighters were aided by Macungie Fire Department and an aerial truck from Fogelsville, Nosal said.