CATAWISSA - Fire destroyed a house trailer used for storage Monday afternoon in Franklin Township, and police consider the blaze suspicious.
Locust Township Police said Catawissa, Valley Chemical (Numidia) and Montour Township fire companies and Elysburg Ambulance were dispatched to what was reported as a house trailer fire along Susque View Road, which has a listed address of 31 D-Lane, Catawissa.
Locust Township Police Chief Allen L. Breach said he arrived at the scene first at 2:36 p.m. to find the trailer on fire and destroyed.
The property is owned by Michael Stauffer, Tower City. Stauffer told police the trailer was used only for storage, and was decaying.
The cause is still under investigation, and it's considered suspicious, Breach reported.
Anyone who may have witnessed the fire is asked to contact Locust Township Police at 799-5806.