U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

HTTPS

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock () or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Holcomb & Hoke Warehouse Fire

 
Site Contact:
Shelly Lam
On-Scene Coordinator

(Lam.Shelly@epa.gov)

Site Location:
1545 Van Buren Street
Indianapolis, IN 46203
 response.epa.gov/holcombandholk
NRC#: 1059783

On September 10, 2013, the Indianapolis Metro Police Department (IMPD) requested assistance from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in assessing hazards from a manufacturing complex that caught fire on September 8, 2013 (NRC#1059783). The site is located at 1545 Van Buren Street, Marion County, Indianapolis, Indiana, and was the location of the former Holcomb & Hoke Manufacturing Company.

Response officials requested assistance with assessment of hazardous materials remaining on-site after the fire. Drums were observed inside damaged structures and buildings reportedly had asbestos-containing materials (ACM).

On-Scene Coordinator (OSC) Shelly Lam mobilized to the site on September 10, 2013, to meet with the IMPD. EPA began emergency response actions on September 11, 2013. Actions included sampling drums, air, and suspected ACM; and relocating drums and other containers into a Conex box for future removal actions.


Drums being loaded for transport OSC Lam overseeing loading waste into truck Small containers overpacked into 55-gallon drum OSC Lam overseeing overpacking of drums 5-gallon container marked ERRS staging containers Drum label ERRS relocating containers Containers staged prior to overpacking Hole in roof of flammable storage building Level B entry into building EPA and START preparing for Level B entry Drums and containers inside flammable storage building Drums and containers inside flammable storage building START conducting Level C entry to collect samples of suspected ACM Floor tile that is suspected asbestos-containing material START conducting Level C entry to collect samples of suspected asbestos-containing material 5-gallon container of methyl ethyl ketone Pit inside pole barn; 5-gallon flammable container in bottom 55-gallon drums labeled as 5-gallon container and compressed gas cylinder Drums inside building Bag house Smokestack Building Drums on concrete pad Drum inside building Building damaged by fire Drums on north side of main building West side of building Holcomb & Hoke building Weather radar image, 9/9/13 Holcomb & Hoke building Holcomb & Hoke building Interior of building taken through window Drum inside building Drum inside building Drum inside building Holcomb & Hoke building Holcomb & Hoke building
For additional information, visit the Pollution/Situation Report (Pol/Sitreps) section.