Monday, June 19, 2023

Fire Damages Garage in Frackville

A fire damaged a garage in Frackville on Monday morning.

The incident occurred just before 7:45am when firefighters were called to the intersection of South Line Street and Chesnut Streets in Frackville for a report of a garage fire.

The first firefighters arrived on scene to find smoke and flames coming from the eaves of the garage behind the property of 159 South Broad Street.

Firefighters from Frackville, Altamont, and Englewood responded and had the fire under control within 10 minutes.

The garage sustained heavy fire, smoke, and water damage and a State Police Fire Marshal was requested to the scene to investigate a cause.

Frackville Ambulance was also at the scene.