Quick response saves burning home in Malta

Larissa Allery was the down the block from her home in Malta last Wednesday night, babysitting for a friend when she got a frightening phone call.

“I got the call at 11:26,” Allery told the PCN on Thursday. “My boyfriend called me and said the was a fire at our house.”

Allery was told by officials that the fire was started when a ceiling fan near the back of the trailer home that had been disconnected arched and started the blaze. She said the firefighters at the scene had to poke holes all along the roof looking for hotspots and had the entire fire contained in about 90 minutes.

“They all res...