Firefighters were called around 2:30 PM today (March 13, 2014) to 116 Center Street (SR309) in Tamaqua for a possible chimney fire.
Firefighters traced the black smoke to a malfunction heating system.
The system was shut down for safety reasons.
South Ward Fire Chief Mark Bower informed the residents not to turn on their furnace until the issue is fixed.
Tamaqua Fire Police directed vehicles around the area for the duration.
Responding were South Ward Fire Company and Citizen’s Fire Company.
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Below is a message from resident Sue Jones Nace on Facebook:
“I WOULD LIKE TO THANK WHOEVER CALLED THE FIRE DEPT. YESTERDAY AFTER THEY NOTICED THICK, BLACK SMOKE SHOOTING OUT OF MY CHIMNEY. YOU REALLY SAVED MY HOUSE, AND US ( MY SISTER..MY SON..AND MYSELF ) FROM A SERIOUS FIRE YESTERDAY. THANKS TO THE FIREMEN WHO RESPONDED QUICKLY. WOKE UP WITH NO HEAT YESTERDAY, AND WAITED FOR MY SON TO RESET FURNACE . WHEN HE DID WE WERE UNAWARE OF WHAT WAS GOING ON. SO WE HAD TO TURN OFF FURNACE TILL PLUMBER COMES TODAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. HOUSE IS ICE COLD, BUT WE CAN DEAL FUNNY THING IS..THIS IS THE FIRST TIME FURNACE WENT OUT BY ITSELF OVERNIGHT. MOM I KNOW YOU SHUT IT OFF..U ALWAYS SAID U WILL WATCH, AND TAKE CARE OF US. OTHERWISE THE HOUSE WOULD HAVE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE WE WERE ALL SLEEPING! STILL BUNDLED UP, BUT ALIVE! THANKS TO ALL WHO RESPONDED, AND ESPECIALLY TY WHOEVER CALLED FIRE COMPANY.”
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