Fire tore through a Lancaster County business Thursday morning.The fire started around 10:20 a.m. at Biers Pallet company on the 300 block of South Main Street in Penn Township, just outside of Manheim. The fire is still burning.A neighbor told WGAL reporter Anne Shannon that she woke up to the sound of sirens, saw smoke, ran next door and saw the business owner being pulled out of the building. The neighbor said she pulled off the owner’s jacket and it was melted to his arms. She thought he was suffering from pretty significant burns to his arms, face and neck. The owner was taken to the hospital.Another neighbor told WGAL she had spoken to the owner’s wife, who just wanted everyone to get out safely and expressed that the building could be replaced. Road closuresRoute 72 (South Main Street) is closed between Fruitville Pike and East Sun Hill Road until the fire is contained. Police are on the scene directing traffic.This is an active fire. Please avoid the area.For live traffic updates, click here.This marks the second pallet fire this week in Lancaster County. On Tuesday, a fire destroyed two buildings at Freys Pallet in Drumore Township. You can see video from that fire below.Do you have photos or video of an incident? If so, upload them to https://www.wgal.com/upload. Be sure to include your name and additional details so we can give you proper credit online and on TV.
MANHEIM, Pa. — Fire tore through a Lancaster County business Thursday morning.
The fire started around 10:20 a.m. at Biers Pallet company on the 300 block of South Main Street in Penn Township, just outside of Manheim. The fire is still burning.
A neighbor told WGAL reporter Anne Shannon that she woke up to the sound of sirens, saw smoke, ran next door and saw the business owner being pulled out of the building.
The neighbor said she pulled off the owner’s jacket and it was melted to his arms. She thought he was suffering from pretty significant burns to his arms, face and neck. The owner was taken to the hospital.
Another neighbor told WGAL she had spoken to the owner’s wife, who just wanted everyone to get out safely and expressed that the building could be replaced.
Road closures
Route 72 (South Main Street) is closed between Fruitville Pike and East Sun Hill Road until the fire is contained.
Police are on the scene directing traffic.
This is an active fire. Please avoid the area.
For live traffic updates, click here.
This marks the second pallet fire this week in Lancaster County. On Tuesday, a fire destroyed two buildings at Freys Pallet in Drumore Township. You can see video from that fire below.
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