York officials provide update one week after massive warehouse fire [Video]

YORK, Pa. — York County officials are providing an update one week after a massive six-alarm fire tore through a warehouse. 

According to a press release from the City of York, on Friday, July 12 at 6:37 p.m., fire crews and first responders were sent to 951 Elm St., the former York Hoover Body Corp., for a structure fire. At the scene, officials witnessed heavy fire showing from the first and second floors already through the roof, extending well into the structure. 

The 151,000-square-foot building was being used as a distribution warehouse. There was a variety of different products being stored which reportedly contributed to the fire fuel load, according to officials. 

The building, which was the size of almost two blocks in length and one block in width, posed several issues and challenges for first responders fighting the fire as crews encountered a heavy fire that was rapidly extending. 

First responders determined that the building would …