By MES Dispatch Staff
The Briefing
- Firefighters rescued six people from the second and third floors of an apartment building at 37 S. Cedar St. in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, after a fire broke out Saturday morning.
- Ladder trucks from Hazleton and Hazle Township performed the rescues.
- The fire started on the first floor near a common stairwell and was quickly extinguished, according to the Hazleton Fire Department.
- One person was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Hazleton for minor injuries.
- The Northeastern Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Red Cross is assisting nine displaced residents, and the cause of the fire is not yet known.
HAZLETON, Pa. — Firefighters rescued six people from the upper floors of a Hazleton apartment building after a fire broke out Saturday morning, displacing nine residents, according to the Hazleton Fire Department and The Citizens’ Voice.
Crews were dispatched to 37 S. Cedar St. for a report of a fire with multiple people trapped on the second and third floors. Ladder trucks from Hazleton and Hazle Township responded and rescued six people from the upper levels.
The fire, located on the first floor near a common stairwell, was quickly extinguished. One person was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Hazleton and treated for minor injuries.
The Northeastern Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Red Cross is assisting nine displaced residents.
The cause of the fire was not immediately known.
