WPBN: In a statement that was issued by the fire department, it was stated that there were no reports of injuries following the fire that destroyed a huge home in Adams County on Friday.
According to a press release issued by the Gettysburg Fire Department, firefighters were dispatched to the 1900 block of Biglerville Road in Cumberland Township, which is located north of Gettysburg, at 11:37 a.m. on Friday, January 3, 2025.
The firefighters were called to the scene of a home fire that had been reported.
A chief officer with the department stated that a significant column of smoke was observed in the vicinity as they were on their way to the scene, and they requested that the working fire dispatch be called, according to the release.
As soon as the firefighters arrived, they discovered a fire that had extended across a big single-family residence and was in a very advanced stage, according to the department. Before the arrival of the fire service, all of the occupants had already escaped the building and were accounted for, as stated by the respective department.
According to the announcement, the fire did not spread to either of the two garages that were linked to the house, with one of the garages housing a rather large RV.
A concerted effort was made by firefighters to protect the garages that were not involved in the fire, which resulted in the garages being spared any damage.
As stated in the statement, there were no fire hydrants in the vicinity, which necessitated the implementation of rural water supply operations. Tanker trucks transported water from a residential subdivision on Misty Ridge to the location where the incident occurred.
The press release stated that crews worked at the scene for a number of hours in order to guarantee that the fire was put out thoroughly.
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According to the release, the fire marshal of the Pennsylvania State Police is continuing their investigative efforts to determine the cause and origin of the incident.
According to a post made by the Adams County SPCA, a number of animals, including three canines, were said to have survived the fire and were currently on the free. By the time Saturday morning rolled around, two of the dogs had been located and brought back to their owners.
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The Adams County SPCA said that as of the most recent update, which was provided on Saturday, there was still one dog that was missing. The dog’s name was Minnie, and she was a 12-year-old canine that was said to be wearing a sweater.
Before that, on August 19, 2011, a fire with a second alarm had damaged the same property, according to press sources from the time during which the incident occurred.
According to the issue of the Evening Sun that was published on August 21, 2011, it was estimated that at least nine cats and dogs had perished as a result of the fire that occurred in 2011. The fire had torn through the previous residence that was located on the land and was 3,000 square feet in size.
