FAMILY DISPLACED FOLLOWING HOUSE FIRE IN NEW PHILADELPHIA

Two families, consisting of 8 children and 3 adults, were displaced following a fire in a home in New Philadelphia today (Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014). Around 1:45 PM, emergency crews were called to 174 Kimber Street for a fire in a bedroom. Firefighters arrived to see flames rising from the second story of the duplex home. Reports over the scanner said the fire started in the closet of the bedroom of the home, although that information hasn’t been confirmed.
Displaced by the fire are two adults and four children from 174 Kimber Street. Two adults and four children from the adjacent home, 172 Kimber Street, are back in their home.
A rabbit was also seen taken out of 174 Kimber Street by a firefighter. The rabbit survived.
Firefighters, from multiple districts, had the fire under control in about 20 minutes.
The Schuylkill County Red Cross and Tamaqua Volunteers group are offering help. If you want to help the families, please call the Tamaqua Volunteers group at (570) 668-1234 for ways to help.
(WNEP TV’s follow-up story: http://wnep.com/2014/02/10/5-year-old-saves-family.)