Story and Photo by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano
(Center Twp., Pa.) A single family frame home was destroyed by fire on Main Street in Center Township Friday night Firefighters were alerted at 7 :55 p.m.. Fire Chief Bill Brucker said an external source caused the fire that made its way into the home., the family’s border collie alerted the husband and wife who made it out of the structure safely. A firefighter went into the burning structure and rescued the dog., and efforts to save the dog were applied. The residents took the border collie to a veterinary clinic, where it passed away Chief Brucker said
The chief said the home sustained , heat , water, and smoke damage throughout the structure and the garage.
Center Township firefighters were assisted by Aliquippa, and Rochester Township’s Rapid Intervention Team Chief Brucker said the crews had the fire under control by 9:30 p.m..