ARCHBALD, Pa. — Deep in the woods, fire crews were using off-road vehicles to haul in water any way they could to battle a forest fire that started early Thursday morning in Archbald.
“Chief Harvey’s in the back. He’s got everything under operations under control. He’s got most of the fire knocked down. We’re just waiting to get the hot spots cleaned up, and then we can get out of here,” said the Chief of Meredith Hose Company, Tony Aileo. “We have all of our tankers here for water supply because there’s no water, no hydrants up this way. So we have to be ready for it.”
Officials say the fire’s location and unseasonably warm temperatures contributed to its spread…