Officials Investigating Monroe County Fire
Emergency officials are investigating after an explosive fire Saturday evening at a gas station on the grounds of Borger's Speedway in Saylorsburg, Monroe County. The fire broke out at around 5:00 p.m. at the station on Old Route 115. A speedway official tells 69 News a few blasts were heard before the fire got going. The gas station was decimated; passerby said they could see the flames from a mile away.
Emergency officials say no one was hurt. Fire officials have not confirmed whether any explosions occured.
The speedway official also said a race scheduled for Saturday night had already been rained out, so no fans were in the stands when the fire broke out.
The speedway was untouched by the flames.
The official did not say whether any track activity would take place on Sunday.
In July, 69 News visited Borger's Speedway for a One Tank Trip.
Borger's is a downsized version of the old Nazareth Speedway.
The track opened in 1999, when the owners of the gas station on the same property started a go-kart track.
Since then its popularity surged, with hundreds of spectators gathering there every weekend to watch races.
Emergency officials say no one was hurt. Fire officials have not confirmed whether any explosions occured.
The speedway official also said a race scheduled for Saturday night had already been rained out, so no fans were in the stands when the fire broke out.
The speedway was untouched by the flames.
The official did not say whether any track activity would take place on Sunday.
In July, 69 News visited Borger's Speedway for a One Tank Trip.
Borger's is a downsized version of the old Nazareth Speedway.
The track opened in 1999, when the owners of the gas station on the same property started a go-kart track.
Since then its popularity surged, with hundreds of spectators gathering there every weekend to watch races.
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