Emergency personnel were dispatched to three row homes on the 500 block of East Ridge Street in Lansford yesterday (Thursday, May 7, 2015) for a possible structure fire. The call came out just before 11:30 AM.
Police and firefighters arrived to see a lot of smoke coming from the top of the center row home in the area of 502 East Ridge Street. The cause was determined to be from a malfunctioning heating system.
Responding were Lansford Fire Company, Lansford Police Department, Summit Hill Fire Company, Coaldale Fire Company and others.
No more information is available.
From Harry Hontz:
