On Thursday, the Albany Police Department issued an advisory about flames being visible at Global Partners on Erie Boulevard due to them burning propane from one of their tanks
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- On Thursday, the Albany Police Department issued an advisory about flames being visible at Global Partners on Erie Boulevard due to them burning propane from one of their tanks. You can watch a video of the flames in the player above.
Global Partners said this process is done for the routine maintenance of tanks and involves "flaring" or burning propane through a flare stick. This burns off the remaining gas in the tank.
The flames may be seen by drivers on I-787 and I-90 and these is no safety concern. The burning is expected to be completed by 8 p.m. on Friday.
