Fire damages Wm. Penn home
WILLIAM PENN – A wood burner caught fire and damaged a home in this West Mahanoy Township village Sunday night.
Crews were called to the home at 277 Mount Olive Boulevard around 9:50pm Sunday for the reported house fire.
Smoke was reported coming from the lower level of the home.
Firefighters arrived to find a wood burner had caught fire in the basement.
The fire was extinguished in short order and crews remained on scene for over an hour.
No injuries were reported. The home received minor damage.
Firefighters from William Penn, Shenandoah, Altamont, Shenandoah Heights, Mahanoy City, and Girardville responded along with Shenandoah Ambulance and West Mahanoy Township Police.