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Comment by Stephen Barrett on August 13, 2014 at 2:53pm

SHAMOKIN CITY (NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY), PA: On August 11th at 09:25 the Shamokin Fire Departments and AREA EMS were dispatched to a house fire in Shamokin. The fire was located at 128 South Vine Street of the 5th Ward section of Shamokin. Shamokin Engine 11 arrive first on the scene is to find a 2 1/2 story double home with fire in its kitchen. The Shamokin Assistant Fire Chief then quickly had the second alarm dispatched to the scene at 09:34 hours. Additional fire companies from Mount Carmel Township, Mount Carmel, Kulpmont and Coal Township where then dispatch to the fire. Fire fighters used large hose lines and deck guns to attack the fire in a defensive mode. Fire fighters enter the home with hose lines to knock down the fire in the rear of the first floor. The fire made its way into the walls and travelled to the common attic area. The fire quickly jumped to the exposure home on the Delta side and took over the attic. Firefighters enter exposure home with additional hose lines to stop the fire extension. Shamokin Ladder 32 and Mount Caramel Ladder 2 deployed their ground ladders to the burning building. Fire fighters then gained access to the roof to vent the attic area. In minutes the fire vented from the roof and windows of the exposure home. Fire fighters were evacuated and the third alarm was brought to the fire scene. Firefighters use their portable monitors in front of the home in a defensive mode. The fire in the attic was knocked down to allow fire fighters to reenter the two homes. It took over an hour to properly overhaul and extinguished all the hot spots. The Second and Third alarm fire units were released from the scene after 13:00 hours, but the City units remained on the scene till 15:00 hours. The fires rekindled on the second floor prior to 18:00 hours and had to be re-extinguished by the fire fighters. The fire chief believes the fire started in the kitchen and may have been accidental. The two families have been displaced and are receiving the assistance of the American Red Cross.

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