UPDATE: Two-Alarm Fire Spreads In Coal Township
COAL TOWNSHIP – Two people had to be rescued, a two-alarm house fire destroyed two homes and left nine people homeless in Coal Township, Northumberland County. There were no injuries reported. The Daily Item reports Jennifer Schenk and her boyfriend, Ronald Bluste, crawled onto the roof above the front porch to escape the fire.
About two dozen fire crews were first sent to the blaze in Tuesday morning at 9:45 a.m. at a home in the 1000 block of West Mulberry Street and a second alarm was called shortly after. Northumberland County Communications several roads were closed in the area as hoses were put down for several blocks, leading to the fire scene.
The fire is under investigation and is not said to be suspicious.
