NEW BETHLEHEM, Pa. (The Leader-Vindicator) — A fire that damaged a Lafayette Street home in New Bethlehem on Monday afternoon remained under investigation by authorities late Tuesday.
Firefighters from six area companies helped battle the blaze after fire broke out at the home of Tom and Tammy McClaine around 2:40 p.m. Monday.
“We were worried about the roofers on the roof,” Fox said, adding that firefighters also kept close watch on the houses on either side of the McClaine house, which are only separated by a small gap.
Also complicating firefighting efforts, Fox said, was the timing of the blaze. “That’s a bad time for all fire companies around here,” he said of the fact that so many volunteer firefighters work out of town. “We’re shorthanded that time of day.”
