Blaze guts home in Polk Township Friday
A home was destroyed by fire Friday afternoon along Greenwood Road in Polk Township. The dwelling is in Robin Hood Lakes just off Dotters Corner Road in Jonas. Fire crews from Carbon County were called to assist to fight the fire that broke out just after 3 p.m. Smoke from the fire could be seen as far away as Country Junction. LARRY NEFF/SPECIAL TO THE TIMES NEWS
Firefighters from three separate companies were called to Robin Hood Lake Estates in Polk Township this afternoon for a single home fire.
According to Polk Fire Captain and first officer on the scene, Derrick Burger, the house on Greenwood Road, “is a total loss.”
“It was completely gone when we got there,” he said.
The Polk, West Penn, Penn Forest Company #2 departments and tanker truck from the Kunkletown company all reported to the afternoon blaze and were able to put the flames out.
“We had it knocked down with in an hour,” he said.
No injuries were reported from the dwelling fire and a state fire marshal will meet with the Polk Department investigate and determine the cause of the fire.
“This is just a rough time of year for something like this to happen,” said Burger.
