FULL STORY: Fire claims Hermitage home, truck
One of the firefighters suffered from heat exhaustion and the other injured his shoulder after responding to a call at
Firefighters received the call at about
"We rolled up and the garage was going,"
A man who lived in the house alone was not injured, but he lost everything, Flynn said.
The house, garage and semi truck without a trailer in front plus the inside contents were a total loss. Flynn estimated the monetary loss to be about
State police fire marshals said the cause and origin of the fire are undetermined, although it appeared to have started in the area of the garage.
Flynn has not determined who the owner of the house is and whether or not they have insurance.
The
"The neighbors have sure stepped up to help him out. So that was pretty nice," Flynn said. "Some of the neighbors brought in food, and they're going to bring him some clothing and help him out."
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