Jun 13, 2013 1 min read

A house at 25 S. Kings Creek Road in Hanover Township caught fire early Thursday morning as a line of storms swept across Western Pennsylvania.

Township firefighters were dispatched at 1:39 a.m., and they were able to contain the fire to the bedroom. The bed was burned, and the room had some smoke damage.

Firefighter Joe Livada was injured when he fell six feet from a fire truck while retrieving a hose. He was taken by ambulance to Weirton Medical Center in West Virginia and was discharged later on Thursday. He sustained a concussion.

It was originally believed that a lightning strike caused the blaze, but fire Chief Michael Morra now believes the cause of the fire was a power surge.

The owner of the home, Jerry Paulin, was inside when the fire started and called the fire department.

“He heard a crackling sound, and when he checked, he realized the room was on fire,” Morra said.

Paulin is staying with relatives.