Crews battle 2-alarm house fire in Ohio Township

OHIO TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Firefighters battled a house fire in Ohio Township early Friday morning.

The call for the fire in the 400 block of Nicholson Road came into 911 around 3:25 a.m.

When our crews arrived at the scene, they saw heavy flames coming from the home.

“Upon arrival they did have fire showing on the exterior of the house and police were reporting the residents had been evacuated,” said Ohio Township Volunteer Fire Company Chief Justin Klingenberg.

Klingenberg said the fire in the basement caused a least a portion of the first floor of the home to collapse, making it difficult for fire fighters to get inside the home to put out the fire.

“Our crews made a push in and started initial extinguishment and determined it was a basement fire,” Klingenberg said. “This fire did go to a second alarm.”

Nobody was hurt in the fire.

The Salvation Army has responded to assist.

The fire marshal is now investigating the cause.

Klingenberg said he was thankful for the quick response by surrounding crews.

“We did have a bunch of fire companies here. Thanks for the help, we got everything taken care of.”

Traffic along the stretch of Nicholson Road was rerouted so crews could safely work in the area.

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