Photos of the scene courtesy of David Novak
Story by Sandy Giordano – Beaver County Radio. Published March 30, 2023 1:45 P.M.
(Neville Island, PA) Neville Island Fire Chief Mike Thomas reported that his department responded to a fire just before 8 p.m. Wednesday night at Lindy Paving on Neville Island. Upon arrival, firefighters discovered a fire in the office started by a large transformer. The fire caught the soffit and fascia and they hosed it down under neath to make sure there was no other fire. No employees were on site.
Chief Thomas said 2 other areas in the borough had transformers down and the cause may have been the weather that caused the high winds.
The chief said 6 other fire departments responded to provide aid. He said Coraopolis had 3 calls due to transformers, Neville Island covers their calls for service, he said. An investigation into the fires is underway.
