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Fatal Early Morning Fire in Williamsport

Fatal Early Morning Fire in Williamsport - Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 10:16AM EST

Reported by: Jeremy Deebel
Thursday, Mar 4, 2010 @ 11:16am EST
Williamsport, Lycoming County- One person is found dead in a burning home -- leaving investigators looking for answers.

Dozens of firefighters from a handful of companies around Lycoming County spent the early morning hours battling this blaze.

Not much is left of the house at 215 Germania Street, where the Fire Chief says Linda Mayer, 57, succumbed to the smoke and flames.

Firefighters are currently in the process of shoring up the walls and roof so they can make entrance into the house to retrieve her body. The Lycoming County Coroner is also on the scene.

Fire Chief Dean Heimbach says the two-alarm fire was difficult to battle because of the make-up of the wood-plank house, and the fact that live electrical wires had fallen around the building.

No word yet on how the blaze got started but firefighters say the front of the house was completely engulfed in flames when they arrived. We're told the house is also a total loss.

The investigation here is expected to continue for several hours, if not days.
 


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