First responders from eight companies were on hand to extinguish a basement fire early Wednesday evening.
By Matt Skoufalos | October 5, 2022
Firefighters outside a home on Landis Avenue in Oaklyn. Credit: Matt Skoufalos.
An Oaklyn resident was displaced from his home after a basement fire filled it with smoke Wednesday evening.
First responders arrived in the 300 block of Landis Avenue for a report of smoke showing from a single-family residence around 5 p.m.
Oaklyn Fire Chief Greg Grudzinski said firefighters quickly stretched a hand line into the home, and evacuated the lone occupant of the building.
The resident was treated at the scene for smoke inhalation; no other injuries were reported.
It’s the second fire in the borough in less than a week.
The incident remains under investigation by the Barrington Fire Marshal.
Responding companies included those from Audubon, Audubon Park, Collingswood, Mount Ephraim, Haddon Heights, and Westmont.
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