WEST PITTSTON — A firefighter was injured and a family displaced from their home when a fire broke out on the corner of Luzerne and Franklin streets on Tuesday night.
Fire and emergency crews from West Pittston, Avoca, Duryea, Exeter, Greater Pittston and Kingston were called to 508 Luzerne Ave. in West Pittston around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday to fight the fire.
West Pittston fire chief John Hood told reporters that the fire was believed to have started in a second-floor bedroom.
All occupants of the home were safe and accounted for, according to Hood, and the fire was brought under control by responding crews in short order.
There was no further information offered on the extent of the injuries to the firefighter, who was transported for medical attention.
Hood said that he didn’t believe the home to be a total loss, with much of the damage confined to the second floor.