SUMMIT TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A young couple and their two children are trying to get back on their feet after a fire destroyed their home and belongings Tuesday night.
The fire broke out just before 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. The couple and their 1- and 2-year-old were inside.
“Our daughter, he had just put our daughter down for bed. I was laying in our room with our son watching YouTube videos,” Kayla Salka recalled.
That’s when she noticed the lights flickering and heard popping and banging.
“And then I heard him scream, ‘What do you mean?’ And then more, the light flickered more, popping and banging. So, I got out of bed and ran, and we met each other in the hallway, and he just said, ‘The garage is on fire,’” Salka said.
Salka said she opened the side door and saw a wall of flames.
Her husband, Kyle, grabbed a fire extinguisher, but the fire was too big. They grabbed their kids and got their dogs out of the front door.
The fire spread from the garage, across the breezeway, and into the home’s attic.
The couple lost everything, including their camper.
“We wanted to save it to have somewhere to live, but it just wasn’t capable, so we lost that home and the garage,” Kyle Salka said. “I mean, ev...