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Friday, July 24, 1998     Page: 3A

Seven homeless after Hunlock Twp. fire
   
Fire officials seek the cause of a blaze that destroyed a home Thursday
afternoonHUNLOCK TWP.- A two-alarm fire destroyed a Hunlock Garden Drive house
Thursday and left seven people homeless, a fire official said.
    The fire started about 1:30 p.m. and quickly ravaged the single-story ranch
home owned by Calvin Hartman, 73, said Hunlock Creek Fire Chief Walt
Derhammer. Officials are still investigating what caused the blaze, which
started in the garage.
   
Hartman’s daughter was home with her 2-month-old daughter at the time,
Derhammer said. Their names were not available.
   
The woman called authorities and escaped with her baby. Hartman and his
son-in-law were not home at the time. Likewise, two men and a woman who rented
an apartment in the house were not there.
   
“I’d say it’s a total loss,” Derhammer said. The family “might be able to
salvage some pictures but that’s about it. … The renters lost everything.
But nobody was hurt.”
   
Between 50 and 60 firefighters responded to the blaze.
   
Derhammer said Hartman has insurance. Hartman and his family are staying
with a relative.
   
The American Red Cross pr