LACKAWANNA — The Hamburg Police Department says that due to the fire on the old Bethlehem Steel site, Route 5 will remain closed from Lake Avenue to Ridge Road for the foreseeable future.
The police department says it will update the status of the closure on its Facebook page.
More than 200 firefighters and emergency personnel have responded to the massive blaze and a “shelter in place” is in effect for people around the site, including Lackawanna, Hamburg and Athol Springs.
The fire reportedly started before 8 a.m. at the nearly-six-block Bethlehem Steel site. A roof collapsed around 8:30 a.m.
There has been one injury reported so far — of a Buffalo firefighter.
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