Tuesday, February 1, 2022

Firefighters Respond to Garage Fire near Orwigsburg

Firefighters responded to a garage fire in North Manheim Township near Orwigsburg early Tuesday morning.

Around 6:45am, emergency personnel were dispatched to 18 East Second Mountain Road for a possible house fire.

While in route, the chief reported a black column of smoke from a distance and issued a working fire and called for a RIT Team.

When firefighters arrived on scene, they found heavy coming blowing from the roof a garage behind the home.

Additional tanker trucks were called to this fire for water.

As of 10:00am, fire crews were still at the scene cleaning up.  A State Police Fire Marshal was called to the scene.

More details when information becomes available.

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