Family of five escapes Clearfield County house fire through window

CLEARFIELD COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — A family of five was sent to a hospital in Clearfield County Thursday, July 18 after escaping a fire at their home.

Grampian Penn Bloom Volunteer Fire Company Chief Jim Carns, Jr. said they were called to the fire just before 6 a.m. Firefighters responded to the mobile home along Turner Road in Penn Township where the fire was burning in a bedroom.

Carns said the family in the home was able to escape through a window before being taken to a local hospital for evaluation after receiving minor injuries like various cuts. The fire was extinguished within 10 to 15 minutes after crews arrived.

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The Red Cross was called to assist the family and a state police fire marshall is investigating the cause. Grampian Penn Bloom Fire was assisted by Rescue Hose & Ladder Co. from Curwensville, Hyde Fire Company, Mahaffey Volunteer Fire Department, Brady Township Fire Department, and three ambulance services.

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