Damages
Demolition fire at planned Lancaster data center site sends smoke plume over Route 30
Confirmed
- Date
- 2025-08-08
- Location
- Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
- Category
- Damages
On August 8, 2025 a roof fire broke out during torch-cutting demolition at 216 Greenfield Road, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, the site of a planned multi-billion-dollar Chirisa Technology Parks data center. A column of black smoke was visible for miles. The contractor said the fire was promptly extinguished, no one was hurt, and no project impacts were expected; officials said it was accidental and not suspicious. The amount of damage was not reported.