Ransom Township, Lackawanna County PA, Commercial Structure Fire 4/9/25

[ExChief-551]

Units dispatched @03:55 to 1 Main Street, the former Cascade Tissue, for a possible commercial structure fire.

LCC911 – Caller states fire on the side of the building in the area of the office portion @03:56

C8 – Heavy fire load present in the old office portion, due to previous issues at this structure, we are going defensive @03:59

Exposures:
1: Lot
2: Rail
3: Attached Industrial
4: Road

1st Alarm:

Newtown -Ransom - E8
Chinchilla - L2, E2, R2, Tanker 2, EMS2-9, C2
Justus – R28, Tanker 28,.C28
Clarks Summit - L4, R4, C4
Old Forge - L93, E93, C93
Lake Winola – Engine 12, Tanker 12, Tanker 12-2
Duryea – 126-E1, 126-C1, 226-L1, 226-L2, 226-C1
Northmoreland – Tanker 140, Command 140

 

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The former Cascades Tissue plant, shuttered in 2021, burned to the ground after a fire started in the plant office early Wednesday morning.

Former tissue plant in Ransom Township consumed by flames

The former Cascades Tissue plant, shuttered in 2021, burned to the ground after a fire started in the plant office early Wednesday morning.

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Former tissue plant in Ransom Twp. lost to flames

Fire crews rushed to the former Cascades Tissue plant in Ransom Township early Wednesday morning to find it engulfed in flames. Newton Ransom Volunteer Fire Chief Jeff LaCoe said firefighters respo…

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