No Toxins In Air After Montco Fire: Philadelphia Health Officials

PHILADELPHIA — No toxins have been detected in the air after a massive fire in Montgomery County, Philadelphia health officials said.

According to the city, Philadelphia residents were not exposed to chemicals or air toxics as a result of the recent fire in Abington Township.

Inspectors from the Health Department’s Air Management Services division collected an air sample in the immediate vicinity of the fire. This sample was run through the Air Management laboratory’s GC-MS, or gas chromatography–mass spectrometer.

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The results of that test showed that no toxic compounds were identified in quantities that would threaten human health.

Technicians from the Philadelphia Water Department collected samples from the creeks leading to the Delaware River, and results have not indicated any concerns with drinking water quality at the Baxter Water Treatment Plant in Northeast Philadelphia.

Testing will continue for the next 24 to 48 hours, officials said.

Residents are asked to call 911 or their healthcare provider if they have a health or safety concern associated with the fire.