Pennsylvania

Charcoal Grill Fire Displaces 5 Montgomery County Families

A fire that damaged at least six homes in eastern Pennsylvania left five families displaced.

Officials said the blaze ripped through the Norristown row houses Sunday afternoon and sent thick black smoke billowing into the air.

It all started just before 1 p.m. when a charcoal grill ignited a fire.

Norristown Battalion Chief Rich Lockhart told The Times-Herald that the fire spread from the grass to a fence in the rear of a house before reaching the homes. It took about two hours to control the fire.

No one was injured in the blaze.

Lockhart said the Red Cross assisted the five families in finding accommodations.

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