Fire Rescue News - Four people escape house fire in Absecon
ABSECON - A family was displaced Friday night when its Pennsylvania Avenue home caught fire, but no one was injured, a fire official said.
Firefighters were called to the house on the 200 block of Pennsylvania Avenue at 8:59 p.m. Friday, and arrived on....Continue Reading
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the scene three minutes later, Chief Butch Stewart said.
"Flames were coming though the stairways," Stewart said.
It took until about 9:15 p.m. to get the fire under control, Stewart said. The four people and two dogs in the home escaped without injury.
Most of Pennsylvania Avenue was closed to traffic while firefighters fought the blaze and cleaned up the scene. Firefighters carried possessions that could be salvaged from the home and laid them on the front lawn to air out.
The fire caused extensive heat damage, and the family had to find other living arrangements, Stewart said. The American Red Cross was called to assist.
The cause of the fire is under investigation but it is not believed to be suspicious, Stewart said.
Contact Elaine Rose: 609-272-7215 ERose@pressofac.com
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