KVFD was dispatched for the building fire at 360 Strasburg Road the Parkesburg School Apartments in Parkesburg Borough at 0806 hours on this date.

Reports upon responding indicated a fire alarm sounding and smoke seen with no evacuation of the apartment and the caller was reporting the occupants to be handicapped. Chief 8 added Ladder 41-1 due to the access and location of the apartment complex.

Ambulance 8-1 arrived on-scene within minutes and advised of multiple occupancy with nothing showing from the exterior. Chief 8 (Gathercole) arrived and assumed the Parkesburg School Command and advised a report would follow.

It was determined that food on the stove was the cause in a terrace level apartment. Parkesburg PD was on-scene and confirmed the fire was out and asked for ventilation and forcible entry.

Ladder 8 arrived on-scene with the crew going into service with determining the source of the fire and Ladder 8 extending to the roof. Crews stretched a hand-line to the front door and awaited orders.

It was found in the Terrace Level that one of the tenants had food on the stove with a smoke condition throughout. The evacuation was in progress and it required units arriving to remove occupants that were handicapped from the structure to a meeting place on the property.

Crews were in-service with ventilation and the incident was scaled back to KVFD units, Sadsburyville and Cochranville units assisting on-scene.

There were no injuries reported.