More than 20 people were displaced after a massive fire at the Willow Gardens Apartments in Highspire.
More than 20 people were displaced after a massive blaze at the Willow Gardens Apartment s in Highspire .
The call came in Thursday afternoon for a fire at the complex located at 575 Willow Street, and initial reports indicated that the fire may have spread throughout the entire building, Harrisburg Fire stated. "We did go head and bang a second alarm for the call due to the heat and the excessive amount of smoke that we had," said Highspire Fire Chief Samuel Rittner. "We wanted to make sure we had manpower here so nobody would get overheated and stuff like that."CBS 21's Sarah Burns was on the scene gathering more information:The Red Cross said a total of 25 people were displaced. A cat was also rescued from the building.Roads were shut down for over an hour in the area.
The Dauphin County Fire Investigation Team announced that the fire was caused by an "electrical fault," and that the incident was "accidental in nature." "The fire originated within an enclosed area of the exterior wall and spread into several apartments and the roof," according to Highspire Borough Police.
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