Massive flames rip through home in Penn Township

PENN TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A devastating fire tore through a home on Mount Manor Road in Penn Township on Thursday afternoon.

The flames broke out just after 4:30 p.m. and quickly spread.

“Once we arrived on scene we had heavy smoke coming from the roof of the garage area,” said Chief Gene Good, with the Harrison City Volunteer Fire Company.

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According to Good, the homeowner was not hurt, but a firefighter had to be pulled from the house.

“There was a mayday call because a firefighter did become disoriented,” Good explained. “We rapidly deployed the RID team from Irwin Volunteer Fire Department and they were able to locate the trapped firefighter quickly and help him exit the building.”

Good said that the firefighter was checked out and is okay.

Crews spent multiple hours dousing the home with water.

The two-alarm fire gutted the house and caused the roof to collapse.

“I feel bad. It’s really sad. I don’t know what to say except it’s just a sad thing,” said neighbor Sharon Burkovich.

Burkovich walked up the street to survey the damage.

She always admired the home.

“It was just beautiful, well kept,” Burkovich said.

Now, her heart goes out to the homeowner.

“Heartbreaking. I hate to see something like that happen and then you’ve got to start all over again and they’re going to be displaced and everything. It’s horrible.”

The cause of this fire is under investigation by Penn Township Police and the State Police Fire Marshal.

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