January 7, 2012 – Smoke In A House (Berne Street)

January 7, 2012 – At 11:52 the SHFD was dispatched to 84 N. Berne Street, in the borough for reports of smoke in a house. Crews arrived on scene to find a vacant house with a large amount of smoke coming from the chimney. Fire personnel gained access to the structure and found the boiler to be malfunctioning due to a blocked chimney. Crews unblocked the chimney and contacted the realtor.  All units were on scene for approximately 30 minutes. Chief 730 (Reed) had command.