By Michael Mroziak
Depew, NY – An estimated 100 firefighters from five local companies were called to Monday's large fire at Twin Village Recycling in Depew.
Investigators said the fire was started accidentally by an employee working with a torch. A section of Broadway was closed for several hours as firefighters took on flames that engulfed numerous hazardous materials, explained Depew Fire Chief Gary Cummings. "Everything you could think of at a dumping spot, you got your metals, all different types of metals. As far as liquids, we're not sure, we didn't get any of the lists yet. We did have the DEC on location and they were going to check the water samples and everything around," said Cummings. "Right now we did not get air samples, but we're looking to do that later."
Two firefighters were treated for heat exhaustion. No civilians were hurt.