Published June 03. 2019 09:16PM
A quick response by members of the Tamaqua fire department saved three homes Monday evening on Penn Street.
All four fire companies were dispatched near 6:30 p.m. to a working dwelling fire at 130 Penn St. with possible entrapment. The first arriving emergency personnel confirmed the working fire at the rear of the home.
The home is the end home of a three unit of row homes. Firefighters were able to extinguish the flames although 126 and 128 received smoke damage.
No injuries were reported in the incident. The American Hose, Citizens, East End, and South Ward fire companies as well as the Tamaqua Rescue Squad and ambulance responded.
Tamaqua fire police maintained traffic control at the scene.
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