Safety & Health

FF Injured in Escape from PA Mansion Released from Hospital

Nov. 21, 2021

Cetronia firefighter Andrew Kloss suffered burns and injuries when he exited a second-story window to escape a mansion fire last week.

By Kurt Bresswein

Source The Express-Times

Cetronia firefighters celebrate the release of Andrew Kloss from Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest on Friday.

Both firefighters have been released from the hospital, after they were injured in a blaze that struck a mansion earlier this week in Lehigh County.

The volunteers with Cetronia fire department in South Whitehall Township suffered burns and traumatic injuries when they had to evacuate from a second-story window as conditions deteriorated inside the home during the incident Tuesday in Salisbury Township.

Firefighter Andrew Kloss went home Friday, the fire department announced. Firefighter Jared Diachynsky was released Wednesday.

The investigation into the cause of the fire at 3015 Barrington Lane is expected to take several weeks, Salisbury Fire Marshal Donald Sabo Jr. said Friday.

Firefighters battled a three-alarm fire in a 36,800-square-foot French chateau-style estate in Salisbury Township on Nov. 16.

The 36,800-square-foot French chateau-style estate with six bedrooms, 22 bathrooms and three apartments had just sold on Monday for $6.4 million to a limited liability corporation, officials said.

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