TLC Car Wash, Box 34-27, 77 W. Butler Ave., Chalfont, April 11, 2006

Box 34-27 was struck at 4:55 AM on April 11, 2006 for the TLC Car Wash at 77 W. Butler Ave in Chalfont Borough. A vehicle driven by a female had lost control and slammed into the corner of the building where the gas meter was, rupturing it. After 2 bystanders pulled the woman out, the leaking gas ignited, and the resulting fire caused extensive damage to the business. The woman was transported and treated. The fire was placed under control at 6:30 AM, when PECO crews shut down the gas.
Battalion 79, Paul Kreuter (right), looks for the shutoff for the gas main in the street in front of the car wash.
Above, Battalion 19 Ed Truman watches as PECO crews work to shut off the gas supply (right).
Kreuter, Andy Perlman and Matt Grogan standby as the gas is shut down.
Above and below right- Pete Mills and Michele Miller cool down the building after the gas main was shut down and the fire extinguished.
Melted streetlight in front of the gas main.