A home was completely destroyed by a fire early this morning in Cherry Tree Borough.
Indiana County 911 reports that fire crews from Cherry Tree, Commodore and Hope, along with state police, Citizens’ Ambulance and the county hazmat team, were dispatched to 301 Front Street around 1:30 a.m. for the reported structure fire. Fire crews from Mahaffey, Westover, Hastings, Glen Campbell, Clymer, Pine Township and Nicktown were called into assist at various times throughout the hour.
Ron Beltowski of the Mahaffey Fire Department described the home as one of the oldest in the area. He adds that no one was injured, although the home was completely lost in the fire. No cause of the fire was determined.
Photo courtesy of Ron Veltowski
Photo courtesy of Tyler Wetzel
State police fire marshals were called in to investigate.
