House fire displaces one in Maizeville
SHERRY STREETER / SHENANDOAH SENTINEL - Firefighters battle a house fire in the Maizeville section of Gilberton on Oct. 10, 2025.
MAIZEVILLE – One person is being assisted by the American Red Cross after a fire in this section of Gilberton late Friday night.
Firefighters were called to a home at 1019 Main Street just after 11pm for a reported structure fire.
Continental Fire Co. Chief Frank Jackowiak told the Sentinel crews arrived to find the second floor of the home aflame with fire showing through the roof.
He said one person was home at the time and escaped without injury. She is being assisted by the American Red Cross, he said.
No firefighters were injured.
KAYLEE LINDENMUTH / SHENANDOAH SENTINEL – A firefighter is seen in the window of a home in the Maizeville section of Gilberton battling a house fire on Oct. 10, 2025. 
KAYLEE LINDENMUTH / SHENANDOAH SENTINEL – Flaming debris is seen in the side yard of a home in the Maizeville section of Gilberton on Oct. 10, 2025. 
KAYLEE LINDENMUTH / SHENANDOAH SENTINEL – A Frackville firefighter douses hotspots at a house fire in the Maizeville section of Gilberton on Oct. 10, 2025. 
KAYLEE LINDENMUTH / SHENANDOAH SENTINEL – A State Police fire marshal investigates a house fire in the Maizeville section of Gilberton on Oct. 10, 2025. 
SHERRY STREETER / SHENANDOAH SENTINEL – Firefighters battle a house fire in the Maizeville section of Gilberton on Oct. 10, 2025. 
MICQUELYNN KAPUSCHINSKY / SHENANDOAH SENTINEL – Firefighters battle a house fire in the Maizeville section of Gilberton on Oct. 10, 2025. 
MICQUELYNN KAPUSCHINSKY / SHENANDOAH SENTINEL – Water is seen spraying out of a window of a home in Maizeville on Oct. 10, 2025. 
MICQUELYNN KAPUSCHINSKY / SHENANDOAH SENTINEL – A Shenandoah firefighter is seen covered in insulation at a house fire in Maizeville on Oct. 10, 2025.
A State Police fire marshal was on scene and Jackowiak said the fire’s cause is undetermined.
A tanker task force was called along with the first alarm assignment.
Along with Gilberton firefighters, crews responded from Shenandoah, Mahanoy City, Frackville, Englewood, Girardville, Ringtown, Gordon, and more.
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