Many Embreeville-area residents were startled at about 7:30 Friday evening, Dec. 11, by a very loud boom that rattled windows. Facebook lit up with posts like "WHAT WAS THAT????" Some feared it was a pipeline explosion or a hazardous materials incident.
Per protocol, emergency services crews from all over the area were sent to the scene at Brandywine Creek Road, near Green Valley Road, and found that the boom was due to a bonfire that had been lit "in an unorthodox manner," according to the Po-Mar-Lin Fire Co. in Unionville.
The fire company posted on Facebook, "To all Newlin Township and surrounding area residents, the recent “boom” heard throughout the area was not a pipeline explosion or hazmat incident. The situation is under control after Po-Mar-Lin units found a bonfire lit in an unorthodox manner. All units have cleared the scene."
Former State Rep. Eric Roe said he heard the "truly alarming" explosion from his home in Marshallton. He posted on Facebook later that evening, "To the over 25% of our district who may have heard a very loud “boom” around 7:30pm this evening between Newlin Township, West Bradford Township, East Bradford Township and East Marlborough Township, I’m told it was a bonfire that involved an unsafe amount of liquid fuel (perhaps gasoline). Thankfully, it appears nobody has died from the explosion."
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