Officials say it appears an electric space heater sparked an overnight fire that has displaced the six residents of an apartment building in Armstrong. Wes Leach serves as an Assistant Fire Chief in Armstrong, and he says the fire was reported around 12:30 AM Wednesday.
While there was a lot of smoke, Leach says the fire itself was confined to one apartment and was quickly put out.
Leach says fire fighters were on the scene for about two hours. One of the building’s residents was taken to a hospital for treatment. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission estimates about 1,200 fires will be caused by space heaters this year across the country.
