A vehicle fire reportedly spread to a modular home, heavily damaging it, in East Penn Township on Tuesday evening.

The fire happened at the residence of Larry Griffith, located off Lauchnor Road.Griffith lives alone in the dwelling.Fire Chief Cory Smith said there were no injuries.Smith reported that a bed was being removed from a pickup truck when sparks, possibly from a torch, somehow caused the gas tank of the truck to explode.The truck was destroyed.Smith said it appears the flames spread to the roof of the home.The roof area sustained substantial damage.The East Penn Fire Company was assisted by members of the Mahoning Valley, Bowmanstown and Lehighton fire departments.The house is located down a narrow, dirt road, about three-fourths of a mile off Route 895.Tank trucks were utilized to keep a steady water supply on the fire.State police also assisted at the scene.The Mahoning Valley Ambulance and Lehighton Ambulance responded.Traffic and crowd control was handled by local fire police.