No injuries reported after blast damages Edgecombe plant
An explosion damaged part of an Edgecome County building where inflatable swimming products are manufactured after a propane tank inside the facility ignited Monday afternoon, police said.
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No one was hurt during the blast at the building that houses Spongex Foam Manufacturing, a division of Swimways Corp., which is located at 30002 Anaconda Road, police Chief Jesse Webb confirmed to WRAL News.
Police said firefighters were called to the facility shortly before 3:30 p.m. after a fire alarm was activated.
According to the company's website, the Virginia Beach-based firm makes inflatable products for swimming pools
When firefighters arrived, they found a blaze inside the building had spread to a forklift, prompting employees to evaucate the building.
Police said a propane tank on a fork lift ignited, damaging a 50-foot section of a wall inside the building.
Several agencies, including about a dozen Tarboro firefighters, Tarboro police and officials from the Edgecombe County Emergency Services responded to the scene.
The cause of the fire that triggered the initial alarm was under investigation.
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