LEWISBURG – Two firefighters taken to the hospital for heat exhaustion following a fire at a double home in Lewisburg have been released from the hospital. William Cameron Engine Company Chief Jamie Blount says Thursday both firefighters are now recovering. The fire started around 4 p.m. Wednesday in the 500 block of North Fourth Street. Blount says crews were challenged by heat index temperatures of over 100 degrees, and additional personnel were requested.
Blount says upon firefighters’ arrival, there was heavy smoke and flames from the rear of the home, but all occupants made it out safely. Crews were able to extinguish the fire, but the home sustained fire, heat, and smoke damage. Two families totaling five people are now displaced. The cause is still under investigation but Blount says it doesn’t appear to be suspicious.
Lewisburg, Milton and Shamokin Dam fire companies responded.
