LEWISTOWN, Pa. — Crews responded to a fire at Kish Apartments on Wednesday morning.
According to emergency dispatch, crews were sent to the 100 block of S. Main St. in Lewistown around 6:30 a.m. on Dec. 8 for a report of a fire at an apartment building that houses elderly people.
The Lewistown Fire Department confirmed that the building was a seven story, multi-unit residential facility, known as Kish Apartments, consisting of 115 apartments and occupied by 185 residents, as well as staff.
The fire department confirmed nearly 45 residents were displaced due to fire, heat, smoke, and water damages within the facility.
The Red Cross, local and county EMA, and the offices of Lewistown Borough Mayor and Fire Chief all worked together to find temporary housing for those displaced, said the fire department.
"The Kish Apartments facility will undergo extensive restoration before the site is fully open again, however arrangements have already been made by the facilities management for repairs and crews began to work at the Fire scene as early as lunchtime Wednesday" said Lewistown Fire Department.
Officials confirmed there were no injuries due to the fire and many apartments were left undamaged.
