Catastrophic Local Fire Killed Two Pets, Destroyed Home

PERKIOMEN TOWNSHIP, PA -- A blaze wrecked a local home last Thursday, destroying the home, injuring three people, and killing at least two pets.

The blaze began at 7:12 a.m. on January 21 on Skippack Pike near Haldeman Road, according to the Pottstown Mercury.

Four days later, investigators were still unsure what had caused the fire.

A dog and a cat were found dead at the scene.

Nearby roads, including Route 73 from Route 29 to Pike Road, were closed as firefighters battled the conflagration.

Repsonding to the scene were units from Towamencin, Harleysville, Perkiomen Township, Skippack, Schwenksville, Upper Salford, Upper Frederick, and Lower Frederick.