Fire hits ‘Burns School of Tae Kwon Do’ in Selinsgrove

SELINSGROVE – Fire crews responded to a call at the Burns School of Tae Kwon Do in Selinsgrove Saturday night. Assistant Fire Chief with DH&L, Don Weirick, says the fire started between the the Burns School building and a shed behind the structure at 315 North Water Street.  He says most of the damage occurred in the storage shed and to the roof of the shed and he doesn’t believe much was damaged inside the School building.

The call came in around 6:30 p.m. and crews remained on scene for over an hour. Burns School owner, Nathan Morgan, was in the front office at the time of the fire, and was alerted to smoke at the back of the building by neighbors. Everyone got out safely and no injuries were reported. Crews from 8 fire companies, along with DH&L ambulance responded to the scene. A state police fire marshal was also on scene to help in that investigation. (Sara Lauver)

 

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