Fire DME

CLINTON TWP — A quick response by firefighters helped keep most of the damage from a Tuesday morning, Jan. 13, chimney fire to the roof of a family home.

Family members evacuated after reporting the fire just before 10:30 a.m. in a one-story home in the 200 block of Spring Valley Road. No one was injured.

Saxonburg Volunteer Fire Company Chief Chris Dean said smoke was escaping through the eves of the home when firefighters arrived. He said he activated a second alarm, which included several tanker trucks, because he did not know the extent of the fire.

Dean said firefighters quickly got the fire under control, preventing significant property damage. The fire was contained to the area of the attic and roof around the chimney, he said.

The Penn Township, Adams Area, West Deer Township, Buffalo Township, Herman, and Richland Township volunteer fire departments and Penn Township police also responded to the fire.