Fire damages vacant West Arlington St. duplex
KAYLEE LINDENMUTH / SHENANDOAH SENTINEL - Flames can be seen escaping from the second floor window of a home at 327 West Arlington Street as firefighters arrive on Dec. 30, 2022.
SHENANDOAH – A long-vacant duplex on the west end was damaged by fire early Friday morning.
Firefighters were called to the 300 block of West Arlington around 4:35am for a reported house fire.
Crews arrived to find flames visible in the second floor of 327 West Arlington.
Within minutes of dispatch, apparatus from Shenandoah’s Rescue Hook and Ladder, Phoenix, and Columbia fire companies were on scene.
Lt. Mark Hysock stretched a line and made an initial fire attack while ladders were set up to access the home.
Within about 20 minutes, firefighters had the blaze contained.
Shenandoah Fire Chief Rick Examitas said no one was injured and that no one lived in either 327 or the adjoining home at 325.
The fire is under investigation, Examitas said, and a state police fire marshal will be at the scene later Friday to investigate.
Examitas urged residents to be mindful of where they park, as apparatus had difficulties turning onto Arlington Street to access the fire, he said.
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