Fire marshal: Oil-soaked rags probably started fire

Official also identified the man and his son who have been displaced by the blaze.

Alpha Fire Co. firefighters soak down a section of roof at a Bollinger Road fire in Union Township this morning. The blaze damaged the garage and a portion of the main roof. (THE EVENING SUN SHANE DUNLAP)

Firefighters pack up gear after putting out a fire that damaged this home on Bollinger Road. (THE EVENING SUN SHANE DUNLAP)

Update 11:45 a.m.

The residents displaced by the fire have been identified by fire officials.

Mark Albertini, and his son, Tyler, were displaced by the fire, Adams County Fire Marshal Glenn Herring said.

Herring said he believes the cause of the fire was spontaneous combustion, and started from a bucket of rags soaked in oil.

Update: 9:10 a.m.

A morning fire displaced residents at 590 Bollinger Road near Littlestown, officials said.

There weren't any injuries in the Union Township blaze, said Chief Scott Small of Alpha Fire Department in Littlestown.

Most of the fire was contained to the garage, but part of the living area was affected, Small said.

Alpha Fire Department

A firefighter saws through the a section of garage roof while battling a blaze this morning at a Bollinger Road home in Union Township. (THE EVENING SUN SHANE DUNLAP)

received the call at 5:45 a.m., and had units on the scene in about six or seven minutes, he said. Southeastern Adams Volunteer Emergency Services also responded to the call.

Deputy Chief Chris Morgret said he reached the fire scene in about five minutes because he lives down the road. The home is located southeast of Littlestown, near Mehring Road.

A representative from the local Red Cross chapter was at the scene to help the homeowners find a place to stay.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

Reported earlier:

A home on Bollinger Road in Union Township was damaged by fire this morning.

Fire crews responded to the home in the 500 block of Bollinger Road at about 6:15

a.m.

The home is located southeast of Littlestown.

Check back for details as they become available.

Source: http://www.eveningsun.com/localnews/ci_23766070/crews-fighting-fire-at-littlestown-area-home?source=rss

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