A four-alarm fire engulfed multiple buildings in the 800 block of Cumberland Street Saturday, Dec. 13, drawing most Lebanon County fire departments to tackle the blaze that displaced 14 people and two animals.
At 9:36 p.m., Lebanon city fire crews rushed to a working structure fire at 845 Cumberland St. Lebanon Fire Chief Aaron “A.J.” Sweitzer told the Lebanon Daily News that 845 Cumberland runs parallel to the other buildings on the block, with the fire originating in the basement of a separate building in the back.
“When we got here, we had a hard time identifying where the fire was and what it is that was actually burning,” he said. “So we had to force entry to 827 up to 845, and when we got into 845 we were met with fire conditions.”…