Seven Fields home destroyed in fire

SEVEN FIELDS, Pa. — A house in Seven Fields was destroyed by a fire Friday morning.

PHOTOS: Seven Fields home destroyed in fire

Butler County dispatch said crews were called to a house fire on Graywyck Drive.

Dispatchers said the house was occupied but everyone got out.

Our crew at the scene saw first responders bring a cat out of the house.

Cell phone images show the moments immediately after this two-story house caught fire overnight. The heat and flames were so intense that it even damaged both houses next door, forcing several families to evacuate.

“So the first thing is, just run, grab the kids, packed up everything we could grab on the way out the door,” said Jason Peworchik, who lives next door. “We’re really lucky that our neighbors across the street called at 6:30 and said, ‘Hey, get out of the house.’”

Neighbors told Channel 11 that firefighters arrived on the scene within minutes and immediately started looking for the family who lives there.

“I was met in the front yard by the homeowner that said all of the humans were out of the house,” said Talo Capuzzi, assistant chief of the Adams Area Fire District.

While some animals are still unaccounted for, a dog and two cats were able to be saved.

“I want to thank these guys for saving what they could,” said Verne Davis, homeowner.

Davis told Channel 11 crews were also able to salvage his father’s ashes.

The State Police Fire Marshal is investigating the cause.

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