Fire crews were busy overnight after a fire — that a fire officials said “was out” — rekindled at a home in West Chester.
According to Dave March of the West Chester Fire Department, a pair of incidents at the same property along the 500 block of West Deer Point Road in West Chester are under investigation after a fire at that home rekindled overnight.
He said crews first responded to the home at about 6 p.m. on Tuesday to find “heavy fire conditions” at the two-story home.
During their first visit to the property, March said, crews spent about three hours at the scene working to extinguish flames that caused parts of the building to collapse.
But, he said, after several hours, the fire was extinguished.
“The fire was out,” March said.
And, he said, the family that lived at the home had gotten out and no one was injured.
But, then a few hours later, around 1 a.m., March said, crews were called back to that same property after the fire reignited.
This time, he said, crews returned to find the home “fully engulphed” in flames.
No one was hurt in this incident either, as he said.
The family who owned the home has been displaced and is staying with family members, said March.
Asked what may have led to the fire restarting, March said that the cause of both incidents was still being investigated.
He was also unsure if the home had any fire alarms.
Investigations into these incidents, he said, were ongoing.
This is a breaking news story. It will be updated as new information becomes available.
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