At 3:34am, emergency personnel were dispatched to 100 Centre Street for a structure fire. As the first crews arrived, they found heavy fire from the roof.
Fire Chief Philip Groody quickly upgraded the fire to a 3rd Alarm and requested a tanker task force.
Fire crews from Schuylkill County, Northumberland County, and Columbia County responded with multiple personnel.
It took crews over 2 hours to get a handle on the fire that left 4 families displaced.
The fire destroyed 100 Centre Street, which was the M&M Sandwich Shop, 106, 108, 110, and 112 Centre Streets.
All 4 families are being assisted with lodging, food, and clothing from the American Red Cross.
Crews spent the morning and afternoon putting out hotspots while a state police fire marshall investigated the scene.
The fire is still under investigation.
Three firefighters suffered minor injures while fighting the blaze.
