Athens Fire Chief Discusses Fertilizer Fire at Chamber Luncheon

FILE PHOTO: Athens Fire Chief John McQueary speaks at a press conference the night of the Ag Services fertilizer fire, May 29, 2014.
FILE PHOTO: Athens Fire Chief John McQueary speaks at a press conference the night of the Ag Services fertilizer fire, May 29, 2014.

Athens Fire Chief John McQueary spoke today at the Athens Chamber of Commerce luncheon, describing what the fire department did before, during and after the Ag Services fertilizer fire on May 29. Below, the recording picks up at the beginning with the chief describing what was done in Athens following the ammonium nitrate explosion in West, Texas.