SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, Pa. – At 12:09 AM on Sunday, January 26, Schuylkill County 9-1-1 transmitted Box 13 in the borough of Tamaqua for a house fire at 126 Gay Street.

First responding units were advised of multiple calls reporting a house fire with people possibly inside.

Chief 65 arrived to assume command with a working fire in a two story duplex. Fire was showing from the first floor and going up into the second floor. Chief 65 determined all occupants were accounted for.

Engine 65-10 arrived on the scene and began a blitz attack with their deck gun. Firefighters began to stretch lines as the fire was knocked down with the deck gun.

Engine 65-13 brought a supply down Gay Street and set up at the A/D corner. Engine 65-14 was directed to set up to the rear of the structure while Engine 65-12 came in behind 65-10. Ladder 65-20 was blocked out by LDH and staged away from the scene.

Crews stretched multiple lines into both sides of the building where they found fire present on all floors. A crew was sent to the roof via the back of the building and cut a hole in the exposure building and then in the fire building.

Once the roof was opened up, firefighters made a push into the attic and were able to bring the fire under control. Chief 65 placed the fire under control at 1:29.

PPL Electric was on the scene to pull meters from both sides. The American Red Cross was also called in to assist displaced occupants. A State Police fire marshal was dispatched to help look for the cause of the fire.

Fire apparatus was clear of the scene by 4 AM.

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