Story and photos by Beaver County Radio Program/News Director Frank Sparks

(Vanport Twp., Pa.) Fire Crews were called to the scene of a structural fire in Vanport Twp. early this morning. Beaver County 911 is reporting that crews were called to the scene at 5:15 AM this morning. Beaver County Radio’s Frank Sparks was in the area and heard loud booming noises and when he went outside in Bridgewater he heard the fire whistles going off and saw the smoke pouring into the air in the area of the Beaver Cemetery. Sparks went to the area to investigate and found what a dispatcher explains as a plastic manufacturer right behind Beaver Tire fully engulfed in flames. The Fire is in between Georgetown Lane and Tuscarawas Road in Vanport Twp.. Crews were still on the scene as of 6:30 AM and are asking everyone to avoid the area if possible. A 911 dispatcher stated that she had to call a Center Police officer to the area of Texas Roadhouse because the smoke from the fire was so thick and black that someone called 911 thinking that a business in that area was on fire. Stay tuned to Beaver County Radio as this story continues to develop. You can see photos of the fire below taken by Beaver County radio’s Frank Sparks.

Update at 7:05 AM: The name of the business is Idlewood Industries according to an employee who commented on a video on our Facebook page.  Idlewood Industries, Inc was formed in 2009 and make products in the cast urethane industry.  The plant is located at 17 Georgetown Lane in Vanport Twp.