Multiple Fire Departments Respond to House Fire in Leeper

Andrew Bundy

Published August 5, 2020 6:29 pm

Multiple Fire Departments Respond to House Fire in Leeper

LEEPER, Pa. (EYT) — A house fire in Leeper startled residents early Friday morning with sounds that may have been explosions.

(Photo by Dave Cyphert of ProPoint Media Photography.)

At 8:30 a.m., Clarion County 9-1-1 received a call for a house fire at 83 Haggerty Drive, in Leeper, Farmington Township. The caller said the fire started on a couch inside the home.

Explosions heard around the time of the fire may have been from oxygen or propane tanks, according to a representative of Clarion County 9-1-1.

Firefighters from Farmington Township, Washington Township, Marienville, Shippenville, Clarion, and Sigel Fire Departments responded. Clarion Hospital Emergency Medical Services assisted at the scene.

The scene was cleared at 12:12 p.m.

No injuries were reported.

The extent of the damages to the house is unknown at this time.