Culinary incident creates smoke condition, draws fire response to Tamaqua high rise

KAYLEE LINDENMUTH / SHENANDOAH SENTINEL - Tamaqua firefighters at the entrance to the ABC High Rise on March 12, 2021.

TAMAQUA – Firefighters responded to the county’s tallest building Friday afternoon after a fire alarm sounded.

Fire crews were called to the ABC High Rise on East Broad Street around 4:30pm for an automatic fire alarm call.

Fire officials said a culinary incident created a smoke condition, which triggered the smoke detectors in a hallway, alerting the fire department.

No one was injured, and the building was ventilated.

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