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Fire contained in Summit Hill home

Fast response by firefighters Friday morning contained a fire to a third-floor bedroom of a Summit Hill residence.

The fire occurred at about 8:30 a.m. at 112 E. Amidon St. When first responders arrived on the scene, heavy smoke was belching from the front, third floor attic window.

Summit Hill Chief of Police Todd Woodward was the first emergency responder and said he made sure both sides of the double-home were evacuated. Woodward said two adults and a minor were inside the home where the fire happened.

Firefighters said the fire was contained to the bedroom and didn’t encroach on the adjoining side of the structure.

Responding were volunteers from Summit Hill, Lansford and Coaldale Fire Departments.

Summit Hill Fire Chief Shawn Hoben was the officer in charge.

Woodward said one woman in the residence coughed and likely inhaled smoke. She was treated at the scene by Lehighton Ambulance personnel.

Fire police from Summit Hill and Lansford provided traffic control.

A member of the Summit Hill Fire Department removes window from third floor bedroom at 112 E. Amidon St., Summit Hill when a fire erupted at the dwelling Friday morning. The fire was contained to the bedroom. RON GOWER/SPECIAL TO THE TIMES NEWS
A quick response by area firefighters kept damage to a home minimum Friday morning in Summit Hill. The fire was reported at 8:30 a.m. at 112 East Amidon street. Lehighton paramedics and Summit Hill police who were first on scene reported flames showing from an attic window. COPYRIGHT LARRY NEFF/SPECIAL TO THE TIMES NEWS
Summit Hill Chief of Police Todd Woodward, left, and Fire Chief Shawn Hoben stand on porch at 112 E. Amidon St., Summit Hill where a fire broke out in a third-floor bedroom Friday morning. Woodward was the first responder on the scene and said smoke was billowing from the bedroom window. Fast response by firefighters contained the fire to the bedroom. RON GOWER/SPECIAL TO THE TIMES NEWS