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244 East 2nd Street Mount Carmel, Pa Incident commander Clayton Hubler, Mount Carmel Rescue Squad, said a single row home at 242 and the double homes at 244 and 246 E. Second St. were destroyed, while a single home at 236 E. Second St. suffered exterior water damage. The double homes at 248 and 250 E. Second St. were also damaged when firefighters broke windows and cut holes in the roofs for ventilation."We were faced with limited manpower and had a hydrant issue, which limited our water supply," Hubler said. "At that point, we called in a Tanker Task Force to help."In all units responded from Columbia County, Northumberland County, Schuylkill County, Snyder County, and Union CountyCause of the fire has been determined by State Police Fire Marshall Cpl. Nicholas Loffredo.The fire started in the middle room on the first floor of 244 E. Second St. and quickly spread to an adjoining taxpayers. It's Cause was determined to be because a flue pipe attached to a coal stove was too close to a wall, causing heat to build up and spread through a fire board into the wall. Williams said the heat near the stove built up over time, drying the wood studs out, before causing a fire to ignite inside the wall.Fire Chief Jack Williams Jr. stated "I want to thank everyone for their quick response and assistance," he said. "The mutual aid companies were very much appreciated. They really helped us out with manpower, which we needed because of the time of day the fire broke out".Please let me know if I missed any units1ST ALARM Dispatch: 08:17AMB 918, Truck 2, Engine 2, Engine 1, Engine 3, Rescue 5, AMB 918,2ND ALARM Dispatch: 8:24Truck 32, Atlas Engine 21, Engine 111, Ambulance 927, Shamokin 21, Rescue 62 4TH ALARM Dispatch: 9:37Schuylkill County Engine367, Ambulance, Schuylkill County Truck 4-30, MICU 171MCSQ 35, Schuylkill county 369, Ambulance 911, Truck 542, Truck 32, Schuylkill County Engine 38-10, Fire Police 240, Squad 549, Schuylkill County Ambulance 38-01, Schuylkill County Truck 38-25, Engine 151, Schuylkill County 38-50, Schuylkill County tanker 4-32, Engine 11, Engine 25, Montour County Engine 33, Engine 111, Ambulance 927, MICU 92, Columbia County Squad 51, Shamokin Engine 21, Schuylkill County Engine 45-10, Union County 548, Engine 174, Schuylkill County 43-20, Columbia County tanker 353, Columbia County tanker 332, Engine 22, Rehab 544, and Union County 548