Santa will return to visit the township not in a winter sleigh, but atop one of the fire company's fire engines from noon to 2 p.m. Claus arrive by fire truck to light up the municipal center, tour the Cranberry tree gallery and read a story to children and adults alike. With the annual Santa's First Stop event canceled for 2020 due to COVID-19-related gathering limitations, the Jolly Old Elf will instead make his way to the township to flip the switch on holiday lights and visit residents on Santa's Jingle Bell Tour.Ĭranberry is still Santa's First Stop - with a twist.The township's Facebook page will be the place to watch at 7 p.m. “I’m in total shock.”Īdams Area Fire District, Cranberry Township Volunteer Fire Company, Middlesex Township Volunteer Fire Company and Callery Volunteer Fire Company were on the scene from Butler County, and Richland Township Volunteer Fire Department and Wexford Volunteer Fire Company from Allegheny County also responded.Neither snow nor rain nor a pandemic can keep Santa Claus from making his first stop of the holiday season in Cranberry Township - although this year's visit will look a little different. The roof of the home was burned by the fire, and the garage’s roof caved in. “Next thing I know, our neighbor says the house is on fire.”īoth Thompsons were able to get out of the house safely and pull their vehicles out of the garage before the fire spread. “When I heard the crack, I came outside to see if my husband was going up into the attic,” Rose said. Her husband went outside to use the stairs to check on the attic when a neighbor reported the flames.Įmergency crews were dispatched around 6:40 p.m. Rose Thompson said she and her husband, Arthur, were at their home at 281 Downieville Road when she heard a “strange crackling” coming from the fireplace. Shane Potter/Butler EagleĪDAMS TWP – A neighbor alerted a township homeowner, who was outside checking on his attic after his wife heard a “crackling sound” that his home was on fire Wednesday, March 8. Firefighters from six different departments fight a house fire in Adams Township on Wednesday evening.
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