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<p>LEHMAN TWP. &#8212; A home at the end of a long private driveway on Karl Drive was destroyed by flames Monday as firefighters had difficulty early on in finding a constant water source.</p><p>Back Mountain Regional Fire/EMS Deputy Fire Chief Jay Wilkes said the home at 120 Karl Drive was a total loss by the time firefighters arrived at about 1:30 p.m.</p><p>&#8220;The entire home was a total loss upon our arrival,&#8221; Wilkes said, noting he saw flames and heavy smoke miles away when he responded to the scene.</p><p>Wilkes said firefighters early in the blaze had difficulty finding a water source due to the rural area of the home, located on a cul-de-sac at the end of a driveway.</p><p>Firefighters set up a containment pool on Karl Drive that was filled by a carousel of tanker trucks delivering water, which was pumped nearly 300 yards to a pumper truck, and then to an aerial fire apparatus set up in the driveway near the home.</p><p>Tanker trucks were filled at other sites, including a pond several miles away next to the Jackson Township Municipal Building on Huntsville Road in Jackson Township.</p><p>Firefighters also used water from an in-ground pool behind the home.</p><p>&#8220;We had a water issue early on, a rural fire suppression like this, we did utilize a lot of tankers from our neighboring communities,&#8221; Wilkes said.</p><p>The roof of the home collapsed into the structure prior to firefighters arriving at the scene.</p><p>Gusty winds caused hot cinders to ignite sections of a wooded hillside next to the home.</p><p>Wilkes said a landscaper working in the area noticed smoke and called 911.</p><p>Police quickly verified no one was home but Wilkes said three pets are missing.</p><p>One firefighter was treated at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Plains Township for chest pain, Wilkes said.</p><p>A neighbor said he spotted flames in the rear of the home before the fire engulfed the entire house.</p><p>A state police deputy fire marshal is investigating the cause of the blaze.</p><p>Luzerne County property records list the owners as Samuel and Melissa Plummer.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">This home off Karl Drive in Lehman Township was heavily damaged by fire on Monday afternoon. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/web1_75521895_453633811940338_2455863407954362368_n-8.jpg</photo0><caption0>This home off Karl Drive in Lehman Township was heavily damaged by fire on Monday afternoon. </caption0><photoCredit0>Ed Lewis | Times Leader </photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/web1_74209806_574565673353302_5186579373955743744_n-8.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">This home off Karl Drive in Lehman Township was heavily damaged by fire on Monday afternoon. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/web1_74209806_574565673353302_5186579373955743744_n-8.jpg</photo1><caption1>This home off Karl Drive in Lehman Township was heavily damaged by fire on Monday afternoon. </caption1><photoCredit1>Ed Lewis | Times Leader </photoCredit1></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/web1_Karl-drive-fire-11042019-4.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Rear of a home on Karl Drive in Lehman Township on Monday. Ed Lewis | Times Leader </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo2>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/web1_Karl-drive-fire-11042019-4.jpg</photo2><caption2>Rear of a home on Karl Drive in Lehman Township on Monday. Ed Lewis | Times Leader </caption2><photoCredit2>Ed Lewis | Times Leader </photoCredit2></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/web1_Lehman-fire-3.jpg">
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Flames engulf Lehman Twp. home