Porch fire damages Grier City home

KAYLEE LINDENMUTH / SHENANDOAH SENTINEL - Tuscarora firefighters extinguish hotspots after a porch fire in Grier City on Oct. 9, 2020.

GRIER CITY – The quick arrival of a stand-by unit saved a Rush Township home when fire broke out Friday afternoon.

Firefighters were called to 197 Grier Avenue for the fire just before 5:00pm.

The first unit on scene was an engine from the Tuscarora Fire Company, which was stationed at the Ryan Township Fire Company on a stand-by assignment.

KAYLEE LINDENMUTH / SHENANDOAH SENTINEL – The scene of Friday’s fire in Grier City on Oct. 9, 2020.

Ryan Township fire officials said that the fire started in a charcoal grill on the back porch, and, thanks to the quick response of Tuscarora, the fire was kept from spreading into the home.

No injuries were reported.

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