Tyrone Firefighters Battle Home Blaze

At 4:21AM Monday morning, Tyrone Firefighters were called to the 103 Block of North Beaver street in Tyrone. Upon arrival, fire units found a camper and vehicle fully involved, the camper was the primary residence of a Tyrone man. The blaze was listed under control minutes after arrival at 4:36AM. Firefighters continued mop up efforts until 6:15 with help of Town of Tyrone equipment and personnel. The resident was transported to southwest medical center with second degree burns to his hands but is in stable condition and was released. Eight firefighters responded with one command unit and three fire units. Red Cross assisted the resident with basic necessities. The fire claimed a loss of about $3,000 dollars.