A FIRE WEDNESDAY EVENING IN ALTOONA HAS PUT A FAMILY OUT OF ITS HOME.
THE ALTOONA MIRROR REPORTS THAT THE BLAZE BROKE OUT AT A HOME ON THE 2000 BLOCK OF S. 10th AVENUE SOMETIME BEFORE THE ALARM WAS TURNED IN AT 6:40PM. FIREFIGHTERS ARRIVED ON THE SCENE TO FIND THE HOME FILLED WITH SMOKE, WITH THE LARGEST CONCENTRATION OF FLAMES IN THE BASEMENT. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISED IN ABOUT 45 MINUTES TIME. BUT FIREFIGHTERS STAYED LONG AFTERWARDS TO PUT OUT ALL HOT SPOTS TO MAKE USE THE FIRE DID NOT START AGAIN. FIRE INSPECTOR JUSTIN SMITHMYER SAID THAT THE HOME WAS NOT A TOTAL LOSS AND COULD BE REPAIRED. THE CAUSE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. THERE WERE NO INJUIRES.