Early Morning House Fire on Lehigh Avenue Under Investigation
Salisbury Township Police are investigating the cause of an early morning fire that destroyed a vacant house in the 1400 block of Lehigh Avenue, according to the Eastern Salisbury Fire Chief.
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Salisbury Township Police are investigating the cause of an early morning fire Thursday that destroyed a vacant house in the 1400 block of Lehigh Avenue, according to Eastern Salisbury Fire Chief Clint Ballek.
Flames were shooting through the roof when firefighters arrived at the one-and-a-half story house at about 2 a.m., Ballek said.
The house was vacant, Ballek said.
Firefighters extinguished the flames in about an hour and remained on the property for about four-and-a-half hours, he said.
"It was a total loss," Ballek said.
Western Salisbury Fire Department, Fountain Hill Fire Department, Se-Wy-Co, Emmaus Fire Department's rapid intervention team, St. Luke's EMS and Macungie EMS assisted.
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Salisbury Township Police Department
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Eastern Salisbury Fire Company
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