Crime & Safety
Perkiomen Township Fire Killed Two Pets, Destroyed Home
The cause of last week's devastating fire remains unknown.
PERKIOMEN TOWNSHIP, PA -- A blaze wrecked a local home last Thursday, destroying the home, injuring three people, and killing at least two pets.
The blaze began at 7:12 a.m. on January 21 on Skippack Pike near Haldeman Road, according to the Pottstown Mercury.
It was unclear was caused the fire.
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A dog and a cat were found dead at the scene.
Nearby roads, including Route 73 from Route 29 to Pike Road, were closed as firefighters battled the conflagration.
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Repsonding to the scene were units from Towamencin, Harleysville, Perkiomen Township, Skippack, Schwenksville, Upper Salford, Upper Frederick, and Lower Frederick.
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