Two Hurt Battling Suspicious Blaze
UPDATE:
The fire that damaged a Congress Street house Monday night has been ruled arson.
In a fax sent to WESB and The HERO, State Police Fire Marshal Greg Agosti says damage to the building at 277 Congress Street is estimated at $50,000.
Anyone with pertinent information is asked to contact the Bradford City Police Department at 368-6133 or the PA State Police Fire Marshal in Ridgway at 776-6136.
~~~
Two Bradford firefighters were hurt while fighting a fire Monday night that’s being considered suspicious.
Lieutenant J.D. Tehle suffered a dislocated thumb and was treated at Bradford Regional Medical Center. Lieutenant Mike Scrivo suffered a cut to his hand and was treated at the scene.
Bradford City Fire Department Lieutenant Matt Rettger tells WESB and The HERO that the fire is being considered suspicious because all the utilities had been shut off. A state police fire marshal is investigating.
Rettger says that at just before 10:30 p.m. a neighbor called to report a fire in the area of 268 Congress Street. Bradford City Police arrived on the scene first and confirmed there was a fire at 277 Congress.
When firefighters arrived a couple of minutes later, there was heavy smoke and fire showing from the back of the house and they called in a second alarm to bring in all off-duty firefighters and put Bradford Township on standby at the downtown station.
Rettger says the fire appears to have started in the basement and spread all the way up to the attic through the pipes. He says they had to “cut multiple holes and open things up to get it extinguished.”
Rettger says the house was damaged by fire back on December 11 during at fire at 279 Congress. He said they believe the owner is John VonBergen of the Pittsburgh area, who owned and lived in the house in December, but has since relocated.
Sixteen firefighters were on the scene for about three hours with Tower 1, two engines and two ambulances.
http://1490newsblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/fireman-hurt-cat-dies-in-fires-at-two.html
The fire that damaged a Congress Street house Monday night has been ruled arson.
In a fax sent to WESB and The HERO, State Police Fire Marshal Greg Agosti says damage to the building at 277 Congress Street is estimated at $50,000.
Anyone with pertinent information is asked to contact the Bradford City Police Department at 368-6133 or the PA State Police Fire Marshal in Ridgway at 776-6136.
~~~
Two Bradford firefighters were hurt while fighting a fire Monday night that’s being considered suspicious.
Lieutenant J.D. Tehle suffered a dislocated thumb and was treated at Bradford Regional Medical Center. Lieutenant Mike Scrivo suffered a cut to his hand and was treated at the scene.
Bradford City Fire Department Lieutenant Matt Rettger tells WESB and The HERO that the fire is being considered suspicious because all the utilities had been shut off. A state police fire marshal is investigating.
Rettger says that at just before 10:30 p.m. a neighbor called to report a fire in the area of 268 Congress Street. Bradford City Police arrived on the scene first and confirmed there was a fire at 277 Congress.
When firefighters arrived a couple of minutes later, there was heavy smoke and fire showing from the back of the house and they called in a second alarm to bring in all off-duty firefighters and put Bradford Township on standby at the downtown station.
Rettger says the fire appears to have started in the basement and spread all the way up to the attic through the pipes. He says they had to “cut multiple holes and open things up to get it extinguished.”
Rettger says the house was damaged by fire back on December 11 during at fire at 279 Congress. He said they believe the owner is John VonBergen of the Pittsburgh area, who owned and lived in the house in December, but has since relocated.
Sixteen firefighters were on the scene for about three hours with Tower 1, two engines and two ambulances.
http://1490newsblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/fireman-hurt-cat-dies-in-fires-at-two.html
.jpg)
Comments