UPDATE: Firefighters Rescue Three Trapped in Burning Building in Venango County

Joanne Bauer

Joanne Bauer

Published January 19, 2018 5:21 am
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IRWIN TWP., Pa. (EYT) – Emergency crews were called to a house fire with entrapment early Thursday morning in Irwin Township, Venango County.

(Photo by Gerry Rae.)

According to a representative from Venango County 911, the call came in around 1:22 a.m. for a fully-engulfed residential fire on Route 8, south of Barkeyville, about 1/2 mile from the Butler County line.

Clintonville Fire Chief Gerry Rae told exploreVenango.com, “The fire was first called in as a chimney fire but was changed to a fully-blown fire.”

“When our department arrived, there were three people — two men and a woman — on a second-story porch roof.”

Harrisville Volunteer Fire Department rescued the individuals from the roof with the assistance of Clintonville’s assistant fire chief.

One man was transported from the scene by Superior Ambulance. It is unknown if he suffered any injuries.

Firefighters from Clintonville, Emlenton, Eau Claire, St. Petersburg, Polk, Sandycreek, Oakland Township, Harrisville, Marion Twp., Grove City, Slippery Rock, Pine Township, Springfield, and East End were dispatched.

According to Chief Rae, the firefighters were able to save the adjacent garage and two vehicles.

The scene cleared around 5:30 a.m.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

The house was uninsured.

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