Raging fire erupts at historic Pennsylvania home for second time in months
BERWYN, Pa. - Firefighters battled a massive blaze in Berwyn less than three months after a historic home was left severely damaged by another fire.
The home, which resides on Sugartown and Leopard Roads, was engulfed in flames again Tuesday morning.
SKYFOX was live over the scene as smoke bellowed from the roof, and fire crews doused the home in an effort to gain control.
Similar scenes to when the same house caught fire on May 1.
"It was a lot of fire when we showed up so there was a heavy volume of fire on all three floors so we took a defensive approach at that point nobody was going inside," said Justin Brundage, Fire Chief, Berwyn Fire Co.
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Fire officials say there were no injuries to any firefighters, but one person was taken to the hospital. They would not say whether that person was in the home or whether they live at the house.
A cause for the previous fire has yet to be released.
An online listing says the house was built in the 1800s by one of Berwyn's founding families.
It was renovated with an addition in 2022, and is reported to have an estimated value of $1.2-1.4 million.
"Because it was the first fire at the structure, we were operating inside which we had an interior operation going and where we’re working with a lot of void spaces and a lot of hidden fire. This time it’s a little bit different cause we’re just trying, to get deep seated fire from the outside, keeping our firefighters safe," said the fire chief.