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Fire guts home

Family of seven left homeless

WILLIAMSBURG — A state police fire marshal is investigating the cause of a Thursday morning fire that gutted the home of a Woodbury Township family.

The blaze, which broke out about 7:55 a.m. at 355 Fairview Road, just south of here, is not considered to be of suspicious origin, said Travis Prough, Williams­burg second assistant fire chief.

A family of seven — Prough did not have the names — was left homeless as a result of the blaze.

“When I arrived on scene, the front porch was completely involved and entering into the first floor,” Prough said.

Damage to the 1.5-story log home is estimated at $200,000, Prough said.

Volunteers from Martins­burg, Geeseytown, Roaring Spring, Duncansville and Alexandria assisted in fighting the fire.

Volunteers were on scene about 4.5 hours, Prough said.

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