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Fire in Adams Township home spreads to garage

Firefighters from six different departments fight a house fire in Adams Township on Wednesday evening. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle

ADAMS TWP – A neighbor alerted a township homeowner, who was outside checking on his attic after his wife heard a “crackling sound” that his home was on fire Wednesday, March 8.

Rose Thompson said she and her husband, Arthur, were at their home at 281 Downieville Road when she heard a “strange crackling” coming from the fireplace. Her husband went outside to use the stairs to check on the attic when a neighbor reported the flames.

Emergency crews were dispatched around 6:40 p.m.

“When I heard the crack, I came outside to see if my husband was going up into the attic,” Rose said. “Next thing I know, our neighbor says the house is on fire.”

Both Thompsons were able to get out of the house safely and pull their vehicles out of the garage before the fire spread. No one else was in the home.

The roof of the home was burned by the fire, and the garage’s roof caved in.

“I can’t believe it,” Rose said. “I’m in total shock.”

Adams Area Fire District, Cranberry Township Volunteer Fire Company, Middlesex Township Volunteer Fire Company and Callery Volunteer Fire Company were on the scene from Butler County, and Richland Township Volunteer Fire Department and Wexford Volunteer Fire Company from Allegheny County also responded.

Firefighters from Richland Township Volunteer Fire Department respond to a house fire Wednesday evening in Adams Township. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Firefighters from six departments fought a house fire in Wednesday evening in Adams Township. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
A firefighter looks up towards to second floor of a house fire in Adams Township on Wednesday evening. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Firefighter lights illuminate the second floor of a house fire Wednesday evening at 281 Downieville Road in Adams Township. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle

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