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Two surface fires were ruled by accident, both electrical nature | News, sports, jobs

The local chapter of the American Red Cross supported the man from Woodward Township, whose house was suffered in a fire early Sunday morning, which was accidentally decided, according to Dean Burkholder, Assistant Township Fire Chief.

“Flames showed up from several windows on the first floor than firefighters arrived on site.” He said and added that on the way he sent a second alarm to 525 S. Pine Run Road.

The inhabitant who lived alone and whose name was not published reported that he was in his living room when he saw sparks from the extension cable that he used for a portable heating around 4:10 a.m., said Burkholder. The inmate escaped the fire safely by leaving the front door.

It took about an hour for firefighters to have the fire under control. There were no reports on injuries. In addition to the community firefighters, volunteers from Jersey Shore, Old Lycoming Township, Duboistown, Nisbet, South Williamsport, Montoursville and Loyalsock Township reacted.

A firefighter of the state police found that the fire was random and electrical, said Burkholder and added that heaters should be connected directly to the electrical outlets in a wall and that no extension cables should be used.

With regard to another recent recent area in the region, according to Loyalsock Township, firefighters also became random and electric nature in the Lyalsock Townsock Fire Officer of the Lyalsock Township Feuerwehrmen as a random and electrical nature that damaged two guest rooms in Bing's Motel in Bings Motel 2961 Lycoming Creek Road. The fire broke out about 5 a.m. and led a guest out of her room. The other room was not occupied, officials said.