NEW CASTLE —
The state police fire marshal was called to investigate a blaze that destroyed a Bonanni Road camper.
Jeff Parish, chief of the Volant Volunteer Fire Department, said the 67-year-old resident of the 1989 Prairie Schooner camper trailer was not at home Tuesday when the blaze broke out.
Parish said the camper was parked in the backyard of a Plain Grove Township residence. He said firefighters received the call about 1 a.m. Tuesday and remained at the scene for about an hour.
Participating were 25 firefighters from volunteer departments in Volant, Scott and Springfield Township in Mercer County.
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February 1, 2013
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