CRESCENT TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Flames that spread through a house early Monday morning in Crescent Township came close to reaching a neighboring home.
When firefighters arrived after 2 a.m. to the fire on Purdy Road, a neighbor was using a garden hose to stop the flames from spreading to his home, officials said.
The house where the fire broke out was abandoned. Investigators said the fire started in the basement and continued burning to the first floor.
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Fire officials said they had been called to the same abandoned home a few months ago for a fire in the doorway.
A fire marshal is investigating the cause of the fire.
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