A thank you to the brave men and women of the West Grove Fire Company, along with the Avondale, Po-Mar-Lin, Cochranville and Longwood Fire Companies for their response to our site overnight.
Two tractor trailers containing single-stream recycling caught fire and were destroyed. These trailers were loaded up waiting to be hauled to a facility to be separated and recycled. No other property was damaged.
While the exact cause is unknown at this time, it is more than likely this was caused by someone disposing of a cigarette butt in a recycling container or dumpster. When cigarettes are disposed near trash and recycling, even if you think they are out, they can smolder for a long time before igniting. This was probably the case here.
We greatly appreciate the efforts of our local fire companies and all first responders in keeping our community safe.