Historic 132-year-old inn burns
Firefighters battle a fire at the historic Riverside: The Inn at Cambridge Springs Tuesday.
A firefighter moves a hose outside the charred remains of the historic Riverside: The Inn at Cambridge Springs Tuesday.
CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS – A 132-year-old inn has burned in northwestern Pennsylvania, though it’s 12 guests and three staff escaped unharmed.
Riverside: The Inn at Cambridge Springs, opened in the borough of the same name in 1885, when the town was a summer destination for wealthy visitors eager to drink from the town’s supposedly health-inducing springs. Cambridge Springs is about 100 miles north of Pittsburgh.
The fire was reported about 1:10 a.m. Tuesday and eventually drew firefighters from 20 departments in Crawford and neighboring Erie County.
A state police fire marshal was trying to determine the cause.
Two firefighters were injured, one in a fall and the other being struck by a vehicle while directing traffic. Their names and conditions were not immediately released.