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Two displaced after fire near Tamaqua

Crews were called to the home along Mountain Road in Walker Township just before 4 a.m. Wednesday.

SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, Pa. — Flames forced a family from their home in Schuylkill County.

Crews were called to the home along Mountain Road in Walker Township, near Tamaqua, around 4 a.m. Wednesday.

The Walker Township fire chief tells Newswatch 16 the fire started in the chimney before spreading through the walls.

Two people were home at the time.  They both got out okay.

They cannot return for now and will stay with family.

The chief says the fire is not suspicious here in Schuylkill County.

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