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Multiple families displaced after fire blazes through six rowhomes in Royersford
A Montgomery County neighborhood is trying to pick up the pieces after a fire ripped through six homes in Royersford Wednesday evening.
ROYERSFORD, Pa. - Residents are picking up the pieces after a 3-alarm fire engulfed several homes in Royersford Wednesday evening, leaving a neighborhood completely devastated.
The Pennsylvania State Police Fire Marshal continues to investigate what caused the fire that forced six families out of their homes.
Fire crews responded to a call around 5:43 p.m Wednesday alerting authorities of a fire on 2nd Avenue.
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Large fire spreads to multiple homes in Royersford, 45 PECO customers without power
A Montgomery County neighborhood is in shock after a huge fire impacted six rowhomes in Royersford. FOX 29's Dawn Timmeney was at the scene with the latest.
The raging fire spread to multiple residences, impacting six homes in total, officials say. Firefighters were able to get the flames under control at 9:12 p.m.
PECO shut off the power for 45 customers in the area due to the incident.
No injuries have been reported at this time, but several homes have suffered extensive damage.
Neighbors say they felt helpless as they watched the homes go up in flames.
Six families have been displaced due to the fire.
Royersford Mayor Alex Metricarti shared a post to Facebook later that evening directing residents impacted by the fire to head to the fire hall at the Green Street station to seek warmth.
Jessica Wass Cruise says she lost everything, but she is extremely grateful she was not home at the time, along with her 16-year-old, 5-year-old, 2-year-old and two dogs.
"Everybody’s safe and you just have to stay positive," she said. "With the wind everything just happened so fast, so I don’t know what would’ve happened, I’m just thankful that the way things happened, I wasn’t there."
Adina Rowan, President of You Are Worth It Community Outreach, used to live in the very home that Wass Cruise does.
Thursday morning, she opened the doors to the food and clothing pantry at Spring City Regeneration Church to Wass Cruise to get some essentials, and says she will do the same for all the families impacted when they are ready.
"It was personal to me this time," she said. "We see people at their worst and at their lowest, so our motto is we meet people where they are with no judgement and give them what they need."
Wass Cruise says she is grateful for all of the support, but cannot help but think about the things they will never get back.
"As a Navy veteran, all my Navy stuff was in there, my awards, my plaques and all my kids photos," said Wass Cruise. "Just sentimental stuff, Christmas ornaments, you know, just things I’ve had for a long time and that’s the only thing that really bothers me the most."
You Are Worth It Community Outreach is accepting spring and summer clothes, non-perishable food and unopened hygiene products. If you want to help the families immediately, they recommend donating gift cards, which can be dropped off at the Mayor’s Office at Borough Hall.
This fire comes just one day after about 100 firefighters were called to put out a fire in the same county at a now destroyed senior living community clubhouse.
Massive fire destroys clubhouse at senior living community in Montgomery County
A clubhouse at the center of a 55 and over community in Montgomery County was completely engulfed in flames as firefighters battled the blaze early Wednesday morning.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.