Garage destroyed in Forks Township fire in PA (PHOTOS)
The Forks Township Fire Department on Saturday, June 11, 2016, battles a fire that would destroy a detached garage used as a woodworking shop at 4206 Sullivan Trail in the township. One firefighter was taken to an area hospital, but the family was uninjured. (Dan Clerico | Lehighvalleylive.com contributor)
Dan Clerico
By Kurt Bresswein | For lehighvalleylive.com
on June 12, 2016 at 12:25 PM, updated June 12, 2016 at 2:02 PM
A Forks Township family was uninjured when a fire broke out Saturday on their property, destroying a garage that was unattached to their home.
The Forks Township Fire Department responded about 6 p.m. to the property in the 4200 block of Sullivan Trail, Deputy Chief Matt Mowrey said.
The cause and point of origin in the garage remained under investigation Sunday. Township fire Marshal Tim Weis was slated to return to continue the probe Monday, Mowrey said.
Homeowner Ted Cole used the garage as his woodworking shed. He declined to comment Sunday other than to say no one in his family was injured.
One firefighter was taken to St. Luke's Hospital, Bethlehem Township, with heat exhaustion, Mowrey said.
FORKS TOWNSHIP, PA WORKING GARAGE FIRE
Firefighters limited damage to the home to siding melted from the heat of the blaze. A stand of pine trees along the garage was singed, and a pontoon boat and trailer were badly damaged.
The fire department returned shortly after 10 a.m. Sunday for flareups in the piles of debris left by the fire.