All three Tarentum Fire Companies were dispatched to a residential structure fire at 304 W. 7th Avenue on Monday, April 5th at 1:11 p.m. By 1:45 p.m., the large, two-story house was gutted. Also sustaining damage was a two-story brick house next door at 306 W. Seventh and the small apartment in the rear. The resident at 304, Thomas Hartman, said he left home shortly after 1 p.m. and returned shortly after to find it in flames. The fire started by a grease fire in the kitchen. Mutual Aid assistance was received by East Deer, Brackenridge, and Both companies from Frazer Twp. (159 & 160) along with Rapid Intervention teams from Arnold and Lower Burrell.
