SHENANDOAH — Fire destroyed a double home Wednesday night in the borough.
Firefighters were called to the home of Mark and Katherine Zilker at 508-510 W. Mount Vernon St. just before 7 p.m. and found the structure completely engulfed in flames.
Crews brought the fire under control in about 30 minutes but remained on the scene to ensure the flames were completely extinguished.
Mark Zilker was home when the fire broke out and managed to escape the home safely, his family said at the scene. His wife, Katherine, was not home at the time.
The cause of the fire is under investigation, fire officials said.
Responding to the scene on the first alarm were firefighters from Shenandoah, Mahanoy City and Frackville along with Shenandoah EMS.
A second alarm was called about 7:05 p.m., bringing firefighters from Shenandoah Heights, Englewood, Mahanoy City, Ringtown and Nuremberg along with an EMS unit from Frackville.
Shenandoah fire police directed traffic and kept curious onlookers away from the fire and Shenandoah police assisted at the scene.