One Person Burned in Ohio FedEx Terminal Fire

Oct. 13, 2010
WEST CHESTER, Ohio -- One person was injured in a fire at the FedEx terminal in West Chester. The fire was reported Tuesday about 4 a.m. at the FedEx facility on Centre Park Drive. "There's something on there that is combustible that keeps exploding," a caller told 911 dispatchers. "They're not sure what it is." West Chester Fire Chief Tony Goller said the fire was contained to one trailer and the building was not damaged.

WEST CHESTER, Ohio --

One person was injured in a fire at the FedEx terminal in West Chester.

The fire was reported Tuesday about 4 a.m. at the FedEx facility on Centre Park Drive.

"There's something on there that is combustible that keeps exploding," a caller told 911 dispatchers. "They're not sure what it is."

West Chester Fire Chief Tony Goller said the fire was contained to one trailer and the building was not damaged.

"The whole front of the trailer is on fire, the trailer manifest shows that there was some liquefied petroleum gas 2.1 on the trailer," a caller said. "The whole front of the trailer is on fire, filling up the dock with smoke. The whole roof is gone on the trailer."

The trailer contained pallets of aerosol cans, books, metal tubing and automotive parts, police said.

One person inside the trailer was treated for first- and second-degree burns to the face, arms and legs at University Hospital.

Goller said foul play was not suspected.

The Ohio state fire marshal has been called in to investigate the cause.

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