{"id":263680,"date":"2026-08-12T03:18:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T03:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/263680\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T03:18:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T03:18:07","slug":"health-department-provides-update-on-old-york-road-fire-department-of-public-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/263680\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Department Provides\u00a0Update on\u00a0Old York Road Fire | Department of Public Health"},"content":{"rendered":"

PHILADELPHIA\u2014The Philadelphia Department of Public Health\u00a0announced\u00a0today\u00a0that\u00a0air quality near Sunday\u2019s fire at 3810 Old York Road remained at acceptable levels, and the Department does not expect any lingering air quality effects from the fire.\u00a0The\u00a0Air Quality Index, or AQI,\u00a0never rose above yellow\u00a0at the nearest\u00a0Breathe Philly\u00a0monitor.\u00a0\u201cYellow AQI\u201d\u00a0values mean that the\u00a0air quality is acceptable. However, there may be a risk for some people, particularly those who are unusually sensitive to air pollution.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Breathe Philly\u00a0monitor\u00a0at\u00a03934 North 5th Street,\u00a0approximately\u00a00.64 miles downwind\u00a0from\u00a0the fire, recorded a peak AQI of 75 for PM 2.5 between 7\u00a0and 8\u00a0p.m. on Sunday evening.\u00a0Between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m., the monitor recorded AQI levels between 68 and 69. Since midnight, the monitor has been reporting an AQI of 61.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Health Department does not expect\u00a0to\u00a0observe\u00a0any lingering effects from Sunday\u2019s fire.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Health Department\u00a0continues\u00a0to\u00a0monitor\u00a0air quality through its\u00a0Breathe Philly<\/a>\u00a0air quality monitoring network, which provides 24-hour-a-day, near real-time information from 76 monitors located throughout Philadelphia. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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