(Photo: Town of Penhold)

By Troy Gillard

faulty furnace

Penhold firefighters respond to fire call at commercial building

Mar 23, 2021 | 4:48 PM

Penhold Volunteer Fire Department members responded to a call of a possible fire at a commercial building in the town late Monday evening.

It was at 10:30 p.m. when crews were dispatched to a reported structure fire in what was described as a multiple occupancy commercial property.

There were three occupants of the structure who evacuated and waited for emergency services. The occupant called 911 upon smelling smoke from the venting system.

“Crews determined the smell was coming from a faulty furnace and shut the unit down,” said Captain Josh Wilson.

“The occupants did the right thing in calling 911 and evacuating the building,” noted Deputy Chief Sean Pendergast.

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Six units and 22 firefighters responded to the call.