Class action against PLC technologies after massive fire in Abington Township submitted

A class action was submitted on behalf of the person concerned Solid fire at SPS Technologies in Abington TownshipPennsylvania, which the schools closed, forced evacuations and disrupted the Septa service in the region.

The industrial building in the Highland Avenue in Montgomery County was on fire for almost a week. After the start on Monday evening the Blaze was released on Saturday.

The class action was submitted last Thursday at the Philadelphia Courty Court of Common Pleas by the law firm Salz Mondeluzzi Bendesky and Stranch, Jennings & Garvey. Saltz Mondeluzzi Bendesky has represented customers in top -class cases in Pennsylvania including the Deadly 2023 West Reading Chocolate Factory Explosion and the explosion in Phillys Port Richmond Quarter In 2023, several people were injured and caused widespread damage.

In the lawsuit it is claimed that the fire was caused by PLC, which does not properly maintain the building, produces metal equipment for the aerospace industry and other sectors, including the military.

The fire of last week was apparently not the first fire at PLC. According to the lawsuit, a smaller fire occurred two years ago in the industrial building.

“The fire and the explosion caused the defendant to inspect, maintain and/or operate the fire and the explosion by the defendant's failures, including the location of the origin of the fire and other production and production facilities as well as according to information and faith, The industrial standards could not keep up, “the lawsuit said.

The senior plaintiff lives in the area of ​​fire and works as a school bus driver for one of the nearby districts that were forced. School districts such as Abington, Cheltenham and Jenkintown close in the middle of the fire to a loss of wages for the school bus driver. The plaintiff requests compensation for damage and emotional stress, including potentially in one breath of harmful chemicals from the fire.

In the lawsuit it is claimed that SPS does not protect the surrounding areas from the dangerous chemicals that were used to build air and space products in the factory during the fire.

“The accused knew or should have known that the operations of PLCs with high-temperature stoves, grinding fine metal powder and electroplating with dangerous chemical processes that are of essential importance for the production of aviation festivals, and susceptible to fire and explosion risks, susceptible to fire and explosion risks And Fine Metal Powder can ignite under certain conditions. “, it says in the lawsuit.

Officials from the municipality of Abington said on Saturday that the environmental protection authority still monitors the air quality, and so far they have not discovered any levels that should affect the public. According to officials, the drinking water for the residents of the area should not be a problem.

A small amount of “chemicals of concern” was found last week in nearby week, but this water is not used for drinking water. The DEP still tries water from the stream and the results are released as soon as they are available.

Last Thursday officers said the Flames from the fire did not reach the largest business of fleeting chemicals on the side.

Governor Josh Shapiro thanked the law enforcement authorities and first aiders during a visit to the website on Saturday morning.

“When the neighbors understandably ran away, it was our fire and our police who ran this danger here at SPS,” he said, “to make sure that all employees got out safely and ensured that this fire was included and then deleted. “

The residents near SPS said they said heard a loud explosion That shook their houses right in front of the fire.

The cause of the fire is examined by Abington Fire Marshal and the office for alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives.