Heights firefighters called for unknown type fire, find car crash

KAYLEE LINDENMUTH / SHENANDOAH SENTINEL - A towing company removes a vehicle from the side of Route 924 in West Mahanoy Township on May 7, 2020.

WEST MAHANOY TWP. – Just after 6:00pm Thursday, Shenandoah Heights firefighters were dispatched to the area Ringtown Boulevard and Shenandoah Highway, north of the village, for a reported unknown type fire.

Volunteers responding into the area didn’t find a fire, but they found a vehicle accident in the area of the Locust Ridge Wind Farm.

KAYLEE LINDENMUTH / SHENANDOAH SENTINEL – Shenandoah Heights firefighters at the scene of a vehicle accident on Route 924 on May 7, 2020.

No injuries were reported, though a GMC SUV was stuck in the mud.

Union Township Police responded to the scene, and a towing company from Shenandoah removed the vehicle.

All first responders were clear of the scene by 7:00pm.

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