Willie Scales (left) waits at a neighbor’s home on Westend Boulevard in Madison after being evacuated from his own home in the 700 block of Decatur Street, across from Seal Masters, where liquid asphalt burned in a tank fire Tuesday.
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A fire deep inside a storage tank containing liquid asphalt was brought under control by Tuesday afternoon at Seal Masters in Madison. Authorities worked during the early morning to evacuate 50-75 residents living within 1,000 feet of the fire, just a half-mile from downtown and entrenched in one of the area’s poorest neighborhoods.
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A firetruck leaves Seal Master in Madison on Tuesday. Fearing a possible explosion as contents of a tank of liquid asphalt hissed and the temperature of the fire increased, Madison Fire Department Chief Jim Ritchey said during a Tuesday news conference that his agency and Seal Master staff turned to the Canadian manufacturers of the asphalt for help.
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Tracey Shuff lights a cigarette while sitting in the yard of his Westend Boulevard home in Madison Tuesday. Shuff’s home is just outside the evacuation area for the tank fire. Shuff said he has received very little information from officials about the emergency.
MADISON — A fire deep inside a storage tank containing 11,500 gallons of liquid asphalt was brought under control Tuesday afternoon after seven harrowing hours during which firefighters feared the massive chemical load might explode.
Willie Scales (left) waits at a neighbor’s home on Westend Boulevard in Madison after being evacuated from his own home in the 700 block of Decatur Street, across from Seal Masters, where liquid asphalt burned in a tank fire Tuesday.
A fire deep inside a storage tank containing liquid asphalt was brought under control by Tuesday afternoon at Seal Masters in Madison. Authorities worked during the early morning to evacuate 50-75 residents living within 1,000 feet of the fire, just a half-mile from downtown and entrenched in one of the area’s poorest neighborhoods.
A firetruck leaves Seal Master in Madison on Tuesday. Fearing a possible explosion as contents of a tank of liquid asphalt hissed and the temperature of the fire increased, Madison Fire Department Chief Jim Ritchey said during a Tuesday news conference that his agency and Seal Master staff turned to the Canadian manufacturers of the asphalt for help.
Tracey Shuff lights a cigarette while sitting in the yard of his Westend Boulevard home in Madison Tuesday. Shuff’s home is just outside the evacuation area for the tank fire. Shuff said he has received very little information from officials about the emergency.
