SCRANTON, Pa. — A salt storage warehouse in South Scranton caught fire Wednesday and sent a column of smoke into the air that was visible for miles.
The fire broke out just before 11 a.m. at Schoenberg Companies, 211 Birch St.
The Scranton School District announced the blaze prompted the early dismissal of South Scranton Intermediate School, which is less than 1,000 feet away on Maple Street.
How the fire started was not immediately clear. As of early Wednesday afternoon, crews poured water from above onto the roof and rafters of the warehouse.
Schoenberg Companies, which is headquartered in North Carolina, describes itself online as a distributor of food and industrial salts, food ingredients and specialty chemicals.
They service much of the east coast, according to the company.