PHOTOS: A fire engulfed an apartment building in Ashland early Monday morning.
At 3:52am, Monday, emergency personnel were called to 1100 West Centre Street in Ashland for an apartment building fire.
Fire Chief Phil Groody arrived on scene and called in a working fire after finding the whole rear of the apartment building along 11th Street engulfed in flames.
The fire would hit a 2nd alarm calling in units from across northern Schuylkill County and eastern Northumberland.
It would take firefighters more than an hour to bring the fire under control, with the fire being held to the original fire building.
By 5:30am, some units were being released from the scene.
At least 2 people were reported to live in the building and escaped unharmed.