On April 27, 1971 at 10:28 a.m. firemen were dispatched to a house fire at Shippensburg R. D. 4 (near Etter Orchards). A fire of undetermined origin caused heavy damage to the kitchen and living room of an occupied mobile home. The rest of the home suffered smoke damage. A damage estimate was not available. The Vigilant Hose and West End Fire and Rescue Company answered the alarm.Later in the day around 4:00 p.m. the Vigilant’s and West End responded to a grass fire near Exit 9, I-81 along the Penn Central tracks.
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Brad, let me guess the train just went through the area a short time before the grass fire was dispatched. I have heard stories from some of the guys who ran in the 60's about running grass fires along the tracks, after the train came through the area. If only they had a tape recorder in the area of the front bench to tape some of the stories being retold over and over again.
WMIT
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