March 26, 2016
UAT20160300847
On March 24, 2016 at approximately 10:47 PM, Upper Allen Police received a call to respond to the 1700 block of English Drive for an active house fire. When the first officers arrived on the scene, they found flames coming from the rear of a multi-unit town house complex. The caller was able to escape the unit where the fire originated. Prior to fire department arrival, the officers then attempted to evacuate the neighboring residences. When they did not receive a response at an adjacent home, they forced entry to the residence. Inside they found a parent and two children sleeping and successfully removed them without injury. The cause of the fire was linked to a cigarette container outside the rear of the unit where the fire started.