A fire destroyed a row of homes in Shamokin, Pennsylvania on Saturday morning (January 29).

Newsflare's filmer said: "Just after 9am a working fire was struck for the area along South 7th and Pine streets in Shamokin.

"County advised they received over 30 calls reporting a well involved fire, shortly after Shamokin chief 10 came on the radio and confirmed a working fire from blocks out.

"Command arrived and found multiple houses burning with several well involved.

"Crews immediately set up truck 32 as a master stream with engine squirt 41 and Truck 2 also setting up elevated streams. Engine 11 was also used for their deck gun to help extinguish the blaze.

"During the fire, three houses collapsed making it harder for crews to extinguish the blaze burning underneath the rubble. Temperatures during the fire were 10 degrees Fahrenheit with a real feel of -2 degrees.

"Crews operated for roughly three hours before the box was reduced to keep setting down the debris."

On January 29, 2012 just after 9am a working fire was struck for the area along South 7th and Pine streets in Shamokin in the borough.

County advised they received over 30 calls reporting a well involved fire, shortly after Shamokin chief 10 came on the radio and confirmed a working fire from blocks out.

Command arrived and found multiple houses burning with several well involved.

Crews immediately set up truck 32 as a master stream with engine /squirt 41 and Truck 2 also setting up elevated streams. Engine 11 was also used for their deck gun to help extinguish the blaze.

During the fire 3 houses collapsed making it harder for crews to extinguish the blaze burning underneath the rubble. Temperatures during the fire were 10 degrees Fahrenheit with a real feel of -2 degrees.

Crews operated for roughly 3 hours before the box was reduced to keep setting down the debris.