Five displaced after Schuylkill County apartment fire

ASHLAND, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— First responders were called to the scene of an apartment fire in Schuylkill County early Monday morning.

At 3:53 a.m., officials say firefighters were called to the 1100 block of West Centre Street for the report of an apartment building fire.

As firefighters arrived on the scene, the Schuylkill County Communications Center said crews called for additional manpower.

According to officials, about a dozen teams of first responders from Northumberland and Schuylkill counties were called to the apartment fire.

Chief Philip Groody with the Ashland Fire Department said it took firefighters about an hour to get the flames under control and they left the scene about four hours later.

The Red Cross was called to assist five people who were living in the apartments.

State police are looking into the cause of the fire at this time.

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