Westmoreland

Fire causes $50,000 in damage to Unity home

Jacob Tierney
By Jacob Tierney
1 Min Read Oct. 26, 2017 | 8 years Ago
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A Unity home was heavily damaged by fire Thursday afternoon.

The fire started in a first-floor room of the Fourth Street residence about 1:54 p.m., Whitney-Hostetter fire Chief Tony Matuszky said.

There were no injuries.

A state police fire marshal ruled the fire an accident, started by an unidentified electrical device near a TV stand.

The room where the blaze started and the second-floor room above it were nearly destroyed, and another second-floor room was heavily damaged, Matuszky said.

The fire marshal estimated damages at $50,000.

Firefighters were able to save some of the furniture and other objects, Matuszky said.

The fire was extinguished by about 3:30 p.m.

Jacob Tierney is a Tribune-Review staff writer.

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Jacob Tierney is a Tribune-Review staff reporter. You can contact Jacob at 724-836-6646, jtierney@tribweb.com or via Twitter .

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