"Trouble" Blaze (Click Here For Pictures)
Posted by: Jordan Palmer

    December 24th 2007:  Around 0845, Department 21 along with Department 15 (Towanda) and Department 25 (North Towanda) were dispatched to a Fire at Jack Williams Garage.  Heavy smoke from the blaze was visible from miles away. When first arriving personal  arrived on scene, the building was already engulfed in flames. With flammable materials such as gasoline and oil in the building, the building quickly went up in flames, and it was impossible to save the structure. The Owner said, At the time the fire started, he and two of his employees were inside the building. He said,  The fire started when a "trouble light" fell, causing the bulb to explode and ignite gasoline fumes. A gasoline tank on a sport-utility vehicle was being replaced at the time of the fire, and the light had been hooked up underneath the vehicle to illuminate the work area.
"It came unhooked and fell when we were moving things around". The Building was insured. As was the equipment and other contents of the building. The owners said, He plans to rebuild the garage on the same property and re-open the business, as long as the payout from the insurance company is sufficient. None of the people inside the building at the time of the fire were injured. Four vehicles, including a tow truck, were inside the building when the fire broke out, and that they were all destroyed. In addition, three vehicles near the building were destroyed, and three others near the building appeared to have moderate damage. 

Laundry Mat Fire (No Pictures Available)
Posted by: Jordan Palmer

    December 17th 2007: Around 1430, Department 21 was dispatched to assist Department 15 (Towanda), at a reported fire at 625 S. Main St. Also assisting Towanda were Department 25 (North Towanda) and Department 7 (Monroeton). It was extinguished in about a half-hour and was contained to the dryer and the wall above the dryer, Bill Sheets, Towanda fire chief, said. Sheets said damage appeared to be minimal. He said the dryer, located in the back part of the building, would likely have to be replaced and work would have to be done on the wall. “It was a small amount of fire in the wall, mostly heavy smoke,” he said. He stated the fire department will do its own investigation, and make an official ruling.

Just Passing By: (No Pictures Available) 
Posted by: Jordan Palmer

December 8th 2007: At about 0200 Department 21 was dispatched to a reported Working Structure Fire in Asylum  Township. Fire Chief Brett Keeney stated that John Blowers, owner of the residents, was sleeping on his living room couch when firefighters arrived at his burning home. Keeney stated he kicked in the door and got Blowers out of the house without injury. At the time, the fire was confined mostly to the exterior of the house, and had just started to burn the interior of the building, Keeney stated. Blowers’ house was heavily damaged in the blaze, Keeney stated. Blowers, who lived alone, had insurance on the house. . Keeney said he believes the fire at the Blowers residence started accidentally. The fire chief stated, he believes it started as a chimney fire. The chimney carries exhaust from a wood stove, he said. The fire “started near the chimney on the outside of the house,” Keeney stated. The fire at Blowers’ residence was reported by a neighbor or someone passing by, Keeney stated.

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