An electrical malfunction chased McAdoo tenants from their home Sunday morning.
Fire Chief Robert Leshko said it was around 10:20 a.m. when firefighters were dispatched to 635 S. Kennedy Drive and found a ground wire in the basement caught fire and burned off of a copper pipe. Though the fire was minor, Leshko said, it presented a “major electrical issue” and safety concern.
Leshko said the residence can’t be occupied until repairs are made and a certified electrical inspector examines the wiring.
Borough code enforcement apparently told the landlord to have the wiring repaired on Thursday when it discovered electrical problems in the home while investigating an oil burner malfunction.
Michael Bowman, code enforcement officer said he received notice Sunday morning that the issue still hasn’t been fixed when he was alerted of the fire.
He said when one of four tenants living in the home turned on a clothes dryer Sunday sparks started coming from the ceiling.
The home is actually a duplex, Bowman said, and the other side is occupied too putting those residents along with the tenants at 635 in danger.
PPL Electric Utilities disconnected the power to the home.
No injuries were reported and firefighters left the area around 11 a.m.
The American Red Cross was contacted to assist the tenants with a temporary safer place to live.
Resource: http://standardspeaker.com/news/tenants-flee-after-electrical-malfunction-1.1996598
Fire Chief Robert Leshko said it was around 10:20 a.m. when firefighters were dispatched to 635 S. Kennedy Drive and found a ground wire in the basement caught fire and burned off of a copper pipe. Though the fire was minor, Leshko said, it presented a “major electrical issue” and safety concern.
Leshko said the residence can’t be occupied until repairs are made and a certified electrical inspector examines the wiring.
Borough code enforcement apparently told the landlord to have the wiring repaired on Thursday when it discovered electrical problems in the home while investigating an oil burner malfunction.
Michael Bowman, code enforcement officer said he received notice Sunday morning that the issue still hasn’t been fixed when he was alerted of the fire.
He said when one of four tenants living in the home turned on a clothes dryer Sunday sparks started coming from the ceiling.
The home is actually a duplex, Bowman said, and the other side is occupied too putting those residents along with the tenants at 635 in danger.
PPL Electric Utilities disconnected the power to the home.
No injuries were reported and firefighters left the area around 11 a.m.
The American Red Cross was contacted to assist the tenants with a temporary safer place to live.
Resource: http://standardspeaker.com/news/tenants-flee-after-electrical-malfunction-1.1996598
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