Fire destroys Bellefonte apartment, with some neighboring units damaged
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- Multiple Centre County fire companies responded to a Bellefonte apartment fire.
- Crews contained blaze to 135 W. Logan St.; one unit totaled, neighboring units damaged.
- State investigators will probe cause; icy conditions complicated crews and overhaul.
Emergency crews from across Centre County were on the scene of a building fire in Bellefonte Friday morning.
Fire companies were called to the 100 block of West Logan Street for a reported building fire at about 11:30 a.m. The Logan, Undine, Centre Hall, Howard, Milesburg and Alpha fire companies, alongside transfers from Osceola Mills and Lock Haven and Bellefonte police, worked on the scene. Heavy smoke was visible throughout the area.
Crews closed West Logan Street, South Spring Street and part of Pine Street while working to put out the fire.
Malachi Moyer, assistant chief for the Undine Fire Company, said the fire was largely contained to one apartment in the building, though some damage extended to neighboring apartments. No injuries were reported.
“This had the potential of running the block, so we wanted to get a handle on it,” he said at the scene.
Crews searched the residence to confirm it was unoccupied Friday morning. Moyer said the apartment’s renters were not home at the time of the fire. A GoFundMe page sprung up Friday afternoon for the three residents, with more than $1,000 raised within an hour.
“The fire consumed the home, and they lost everything, including their belongings and keepsakes,” the page states. “Everyone made it out safely, but the impact was heartbreaking.”
Moyer said neighboring apartments could likely remain occupied, but the unit at 135 W. Logan St. is considered “a total loss.” State fire officials are expected to investigate the cause of the fire and the conditions of neighboring units.
For now, the cause of the fire remains unclear.
Moyer said icy conditions on roads, sidewalks and other surfaces presented some challenges for crews responding to the fire.
“The ice held off for most of the fire, and thank God for that,” he said. “But now, we’re in the overhaul process, and our ladders are getting frozen, the ground’s getting frozen. People are slipping and stuff from that, but no injuries from those.”
Reporter Jacob Michael contributed to this report.
This story was originally published December 26, 2025 at 12:19 PM.
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