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The Martinsburg Volunteer Fire Co., Station 80, responded to a call of smoke in a house about 15 minutes before 9 p.m. on Tuesday, April 12. The fire apparently started on the second floor when a household pet knocked an item of clothing onto a light fixture. There were no injuries. Crews were on scene for about 1.5 hours. The house was habitable after the fire.
Firefighters removed a screen and entered the house via a second-floor window. Crews had the fire under control in about 15 minutes. Roaring Spring Friendship Fire Co. No. 1, the East Freedom Volunteer Fire Co., Hollidaysburg ambulance and Martinsburg and Roaring Spring police assisted Martinsburg firefighters.
At 8:46 p.m. on Tuesday, April 12, the Martinsburg Volunteer Fire Co. was called a report of smoke in the second floor of a house at 301 E. Julian St., Martinsburg.
According to Martinsburg fire Chief Randy Acker, smoke was visible in the structure when crews arrived on the scene.
Fire crews extended ladders to a second-story window and crews entered to combat the blaze.
Chief Acker said the fire was apparently started when a light in an upstairs closet had an item of clothing knocked onto it, possibly by a household pet.
The firefighter crews had the fire under control in about 15 minutes and were on the scene for about an hour and a half, Acker said.
Martinsburg was assisted by the Roaring Spring and East Freedom volunteer fire departments, Hollidaysburg ambulance service and Martinsburg and Roaring Spring police departments.
Acker said that there were no injuries in the incident and the homeowners were able to remain in their house after the fire was extinguished.
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