SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — One person has been displaced after a fire broke out at a home across the street from the Lackawanna County Prison.
Firefighters responded to a house fire around 9:20 a.m. Thursday on the 1300 block of North Washington Avenue, across the street from the Lackawanna County Prison in Scranton.
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There were no injuries, and one person was displaced from the home. The deputy chief said the house is condemned for the rest of the day.
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Crews worked with officials from Pennsylvania Power and Light (PPL) to terminate electrical service to the house.
The cause of the fire has not been determined.
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