At 3:39am, emergency personnel were dispatched to 100 West Centre Street, Ashland for a structure fire.
As the first crews and Chief Groody arrived on scene, flames were shooting from the roof of one of the home and the fire quickly struck a 3rd Alarm calling in additional units from Schuylkill, Columbia, and Northumberland Counties as well as a tanker task force.
As of 5:00am, crews were still battling flames and at least 5 homes including M&M Sandwich Shop were destroyed.
More information when it is available.
