Indiana County first responders were busy on Friday with several calls, some were a result of heavy rainfall brought on by Tropical Storm Debby.
Several Indiana County firefighters were summoned to Clymer Borough between noon and 1:15 Friday afternoon to assist with flood-related calls. Joining Clymer crews were firefighters from Commodore, Blairsville, Plumville, Saltsburg, Tunnelton, Marion Center, Cherryhill Township, and Pine Township fire departments. You can view photos of the flood-related aftermath on our Facebook page.
Along with the fire in Cherryhill Township that we reported on yesterday, firefighters from Marion Center, Plumville and Creekside were summoned to a structure fire around 8:30 a.m. along Route 119 North in Rayne Township, with members of the RIT Team and Citizens’ Ambulance dispatched with them. Gavin Misko with the Marion Center Fire Department said a sump pump was on fire in the basement of a home along that stretch. Crews were able to ventilate the home. No injuries were reported.
Another structure fire was reported around 3:17 this morning. Tunnelton, Saltsburg, and Iselin/West Lebanon firefighters were called into neighboring Westmoreland County for that.
Creekside and Indiana fire departments and Citizens’ Ambulance tackled a vehicle accident along Route 110 in Rayne Township around 5:44 Friday evening. No details are available.
Other calls included four reports of downed utility lines between 6 and 9 a.m. Friday in Conemaugh, Armstrong, Green, and Center Townships; three pumping details between 8:30 and 9 a.m. in Green and Center Townships, with another called in after 11:30 in Montgomery Township; and Cherry Tree firefighters were called into neighboring Clearfield County for a tree on the road. That happened around 8:13 a.m.
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