UPDATE: PECO Lines May have Caused Roslyn Fires
Abington Fire Marshal: Three Reservoir Avenue houses were affected by fires that may be related to PECO power lines.
Updated with comment from PECO: -- Some Roslyn residents are without power today following fires that may have been PECO related. Abington Fire Marshal Ken Clark said three homes in the 1500 block of Reservoir Avenue were affected. There was a fire in the attic of a house near the corner of Reservoir and Miriam avenues; and a fire at the rear of another house in the 1500 block. No one was injured in either house, however both homes were occupied. Another house had its TV cable wires near the PECO meter melt down. “It would appear as if there’s an issue with the PECO lines supplying power to this immediate area,” Clark said. “There’s an indication that there were some power problems but also an indication that there were [TV] cable problems…
