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Carlisle resident urges Cumberland County to oversee recovery houses after overnight fire
Summary
A Carlisle resident told commissioners a Nov. 10, 2025, fire at a recovery house displaced residents and her family and urged the county to direct its drug and alcohol department to explore oversight mechanisms, including inspections, occupancy limits and fire-safety requirements.
A Carlisle resident told the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners on Dec. 18 that a recent overnight fire at a local recovery house revealed gaps in safety oversight and asked the county to act.
"I am a resident of Carlisle," Maureen Chang said during the public-comment period. She said the fire occurred on 11/10/2025 at a facility she identified as Blue Mountain Escape, that the house was over local occupancy, that an individual recently arrested returned to the program, likely was under the influence and began…
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