East Cocalico supervisors agree to rebuild Boose Aluminum following the fire mishap a year ago

East Cocalico supervisors agreed unanimously for a land development plan waiver from the US-based Boose Aluminum Foundry, which had experienced a devastating fire nearly a year prior. As per the sources, the fire started in the finishing area, where workers ground the aluminium castings. The building destroyed in the fire on April 19, 2022, was 11,740 square feet.

The business is recommending a new 1,490-square-foot structure to replace it. A 250-square-foot concrete pad will be removed and replaced with vegetation, while the remaining 10,250 square feet will be turned into gravel. Boose Aluminum is a family-owned business in operation since 1933. The company manufactures aluminium castings and sand mouldings for various sectors.

"Boose would like to begin the build-back process and get the foundry back at its full operating capacity," said Nick Ferelli of McCarthy Engineering of Wyomissing.

The proposed concrete pad and pole barn site will have a 45-foot portion of an existing 24-inch corrugated pipe that runs underneath it, replaced with a 24-inch reinforced concrete pipe to avoid further failure. The project's completion results in a 6,177 square-foot reduction in impervious areas, which affect stormwater runoff.