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Fire at 549 West Broadway prompted quick municipal response; booms installed to contain runoff
Summary
A multi-alarm fire at 549 West Broadway (Brian’s Auto Body) generated runoff with an observed sheen. Fire and municipal responders deployed containment booms and notified DEP; staff expects an emergency certification and further remediation work.
A multi-alarm fire at 549 West Broadway (an auto body shop) on March 30 prompted a municipal response after staff reported a sheen in runoff that migrated toward regulated resource areas.
Staff said the fire department and DEP responded, and that booms were installed to limit the sheen’s spread through storm drains and into downstream resource areas. The commission was notified; staff said the property owner and their Licensed Site Professional (LSP) were coordinating to remove potentially contaminated sediment and that the matter may be handled by emergency certification to permit immediate cleanup work.
Staff praised the rapid notification chain, saying the mayor and fire chief alerted staff quickly and that the coordination between local responders and DEP “jumped right on it.” The commission asked staff to keep members informed and to present any proposed emergency-certification requests at an upcoming meeting.
No vote was recorded; the item was informational and the commission requested status updates as cleanup proceeds.
