Northumberland Co. Fires: Milton ACF Building, Shamokin Area Silo

MILTON — UPDATE: Central Susquehanna Regional 9-1-1 reports, there was a small fire this morning at the ACF facility.  They sent Milton and surrounding community volunteers to a visible fire near Ninth Street in Milton. Multiple crews were sent. A fire was out of control upon their arrival and was soon brought under control. More info soon on that fire.

 

SHAMOKIN – A silo caught fire on a farm in the Shamokin area Thursday night. No injuries were reported at the scene and dozens of volunteers had the fire out in about three hours. Northumberland County 9-1-1 tells us, they sent crews to the Reitz Dairy Farm, in Shamokin Township, about 8:30pm.

Through multiple alarms, Stonington, Shamokin, Trevorton, East Cameron Township, Elysburg, Overlook, Upper and Lower Augusta Townships, Sunbury, and Point Township volunteer fire companies got involved—most sent tanker trucks. Again, dispatchers monitored no injuries at the scene of the silo fire along Reitz Lane, in the Shamokin area Thursday night.

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