JERSEY SHORE – No one was injured, but a two-alarm blaze on Sunday morning destoyed the home of Ethan Crist and his landscaping business, Cutting Edge, at 281 River Road, just outside the borough.
The smoke drifted east for several miles and some residents in the city’s Newberry neighborhood said they could even smell it.
Crist, who lived alone, was not home when the fire was reported about 7:10 a.m.
Crist kept many of his trucks and some equipment on the first floor while he lived on the upper floor.
Family members live near by and rushed to the scene. There were some very frantic moments and it was feared Crist was possibly trapped inside because his mother could not reach him, according to Lycoming Regional police Sgt. Brian Fioretti.
However, Crist did not have his cellphone with him while he was out doing errands, Fioretti said…
