Saturday, February 10, 2018

Fire Units Responding to Nursing Home Fire near Pitman Early Saturday

Emergency crews are responding to a fire at a nursing home near Pitman early Saturday.


Just before 2:00am, fire crews were called to 200 Taylorsville Mountain Road, Pitman, the Green Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center for an automatic fire alarm.  Not long after, the nursing home was reported to have been filling with smoke.

Residents of the home are being evacuated.

Early reports were that the fire was electrical.

Multiple fire departments have been called to the scene including Eldred Township, Hegins Township, Hubley Township, Pine Grove,  Butler Township, Englewood, and units from Northumberland County.

More details when they are available.