Henry Clay home destroyed in fire
Kelly Tunney | 蘑菇视频
Firefighters from Farmington, Addison, Markleysburg and Confluence fire departments fight a fire at 4713 National Pike in Henry Clay Township. No injuries were reported, but the home was destroyed.
Kelly Tunney | 蘑菇视频
Firefighters from Farmington, Addison, Markleysburg and Confluence fire departments fight a fire at 4713 National Pike in Henry Clay township. No injuries were reported but the home was destroyed.
Kelly Tunney | 蘑菇视频
Firefighters from Farmington, Addison, Markleysburg and Confluence fire departments fight a fire at 4713 National Pike in Henry Clay township. No injuries were reported but the home was destroyed.
A man was left homeless when his house was destroyed in a fast-moving blaze Sunday afternoon on Route 40 in Henry Clay Township.
Pete Vansickle was not home when the fire started, but he knew quickly there was a fire.
鈥淚 could smell it,鈥� he said. 鈥淚 didn鈥檛 know it was mine.鈥�
No injuries were reported, according to Markleysburg Henry Clay Volunteer Fire Department Chief Curt Hager.
He said a fire marshal would be called to investigate, but he did not expect the fire would be ruled suspicious.
Vansickle said the electricity was cut off to his house, and he used a wood stove for heat.
He said the fire in the stove was out when he left to pick up his cousin.
Many of his belongings were lost in the fire, but he said a safe and new chair survived.
鈥淚鈥檓 glad I got some clothes in the truck,鈥� he said. 鈥淏ut I lost all my good clothes.鈥�
He said he will ask friends if he can stay with them for a few days. He rented the property for 27 years.
Kathy Moser, who lives next door at 4317 National Pike, made the call to 911.
鈥淚 just happened to walk out and see smoke rolling,鈥� she said. 鈥淚 just thank the Lord we were here.鈥�
She didn鈥檛 know if her neighbor was home when she made the call.
鈥淚 knew there was nothing I could do, because once it went up, it went up,鈥� she said.
Hager said the fire and smoke was widespread when firefighters arrived around 2:30 p.m.
鈥淭he wind hasn鈥檛 helped any,鈥� Hager said.
Addison, Confluence, Ohiopyle and Farmington fire departments assisted at the scene.
About half a mile of Route 40 was closed while crews worked to put out the fire.
They cleared the scene at about 4:30 p.m.