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Three people displaced from home following a fire in West Hazleton

Everyone made it out okay, but a firefighter did hurt their hand while working the fire.

WEST HAZLETON, Pa. — A fire broke out just before 7 p.m. Sunday in West Hazleton.

Officials say the fire spread throughout a second-story apartment up to the attic.

The building along East Broad Street consists of two apartments that occupy the second and third floor and a business on the lower level.

According to the fire chief, the fire began in a second-floor unit and spread.

Two adults and a juvenile were displaced.

The other apartment was vacant.

The business on the ground level was left untouched.

Everyone made it out safely, but one firefighter suffered a hand injury while working the fire.

The Red Cross is helping out the people forced out after the fire in Luzerne County.

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