{"id":108499,"date":"2025-12-15T06:53:52","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T11:53:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/?p=108499"},"modified":"2025-12-15T06:53:52","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T11:53:52","slug":"no-injuries-reported-in-early-morning-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/2025\/12\/15\/no-injuries-reported-in-early-morning-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"No injuries reported in early morning fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">By Jay Bradley &#8212;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">NICHOLS &#8211; Multiple units responded to an early morning residential fire at 85 Walnut St. in Nichols at around 6 a.m. Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">As emergency services arrived, the front porch was fully engulfed, with the front portion of the house suffering damage, said Nichols Fire Chief Ray Thetka.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Fire officials said everyone involved in the blaze made it out safely, and that it took about 45 minutes to get things under control. 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