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Firefighters fight for a fully involved structural tax on Thursday evening in the Bloomfield Road in Roaring Spring. The residence was in a long, single -lane gravel road that was challenging for firefighters to bring tankers close to the fire. Mirror photo by Rachel Foor

Roaring Spring – A man became homeless after his house was classified as a total loss after a full living fire on Thursday evening.

The fire brigade for voluntary friendship was sent around 3:35 p.m. for a apartment fire along the 1800 block of the Bloomfield Road outside of spring before spring.

“When we arrived on site, it was already well involved on the first floor and moved to the second floor,” said Musselman. “Fire has blown out the windows.”

The homeowner and his dog escaped the fire without injury, said Musselman, but the area in which the homeowner had retained his pet rabbit and his cat were already “good”.

“We don't know if they have died or did it,” said Musselman.

The firefighter was not called as if Musselman accidentally had the fire and said that the homeowner had no insurance, so it had no advantage to burn down his house.

“He said he had problems with his wooden burner all week,” said Musselman. “He pulled a piece of wood out of the fire from which he thought he didn't burn and threw water on it. He is almost legal blind, so he believes that he caused the fire. “

Musselman said that the homeowner had problems to keep the wood and thought that the wood he removed from the burner was a bit green or not completely dry.

“The chances are good, it probably burned and he couldn't see due to his visual impairment,” said Musselman.

The man's sister and the Red Cross help him get back on his feet, said Musselman.

While the temperature of the day hovered in freezing and firefighters transported hose in the snow wings, Musselman said that the biggest challenge that they faced was to navigate to the property on the lane, since it was “hardly wide enough for fire cars”. The lane also doubled back and formed an almost hairpin that went up a hill, where the house was sitting near the edge.

“The house was almost on the trail, so we couldn't get around (tanker),” said Musselman. “So we had to pull ourselves over the hill and try to fight from this perspective. The place in general made it very difficult. “

Musselman said that the fight against fire was “a defensive action” basically “from the time when we were on site”.

“We published hotspots everywhere,” said Musselman.

He added that such fire can be “unfortunately” common: “Especially if they have warm days and then cold days.”

The scene was clarified at 7 p.m. In addition to AMED, the fire brigade of the friendship of Claysburg, Duncansville, Phoenix, Williamsburg, Martensburg, Southern Cove and Cumberland Valley was included on site.

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