One dead in Montco blaze

Posted: January 25, 2013

An early-morning fire Thursday in East Norriton Township claimed the life of an unidentified man, the day after another fire in the township resulted in minor injuries to five people.

The Thursday blaze broke out about 1:45 in a single-family home in the 500 block of Barbara Drive. Fire companies found flames visible from the second floor and through the roof. Another man who lived in the home was able to escape. He was treated at Einstein Hospital, police said.

About 1:15 a.m. Wednesday, a fire was reported in the 3000 block of Whitehall Road. Three of those inside that house suffered minor injuries jumping from the second floor to the ground. Two firefighters also received minor injuries when they slipped on ice that formed from hose water. - Mari A. Schaefer

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