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No injuries in tractor-trailer fire

No one was injured after a tractor-trailer caught fire in Towamensing Township on Tuesday evening.

Firefighters were dispatched at 5:55 p.m. to a reported tractor-trailer fire endangering a home at 2960 Summer Mountain Road.

Towamensing Township fire Chief Danny Reis said Aquashicola Fire Company was the first to arrive on scene and encountered a cab of a semi fully involved.

He said there were no injuries, nor was there any damage to the home. However, the vehicle was a total loss.

Reis said the cause of the fire is undetermined at this point in time.

He said they remained on scene for a little over an hour.

“I’d like to thank Lower Towamensing (Aquashicola) for their assistance,” Reis said. “We’ve both been getting a good turnout.”

Emergency personnel respond to a reported tractor-trailer fire endangering a home at 2960 Summer Mountain Road in Towamensing Township on Tuesday afternoon. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO