Saturday, January 3, 2026

Two Homes Damaged, Seven People Displaced After Overnight Porter Township Fire

Two homes were damaged by fire early Saturday morning in Schuylkill County.

At 12:50am, emergency personnel were dispatched to 285 Main Street in the village of Joliett, Porter Township, near Tower City for a house fire.

Early reports stated a dryer caught fire and spread quickly.

As emergency personnel responded, a working fire was advised and it was quickly upgraded to a second alarm and a tanker task force was dispatched.

Fire personnel from Schuylkill and Dauphin Counties responded to the scene.

The fire would be marked under control just after 2:00am.

A total of 2 houses were damaged in the fire and seven adults are displaced.

The American Red Cross was called to assist.