SCRANTON — A furnace malfunctioned sparking a fire in Lackawanna County.
Firefighters said the fire happened around 11:00 p.m. Tuesday at a home on Pittston Avenue in Scranton.
Crews told Newswatch 16 that the home filled with smoke and about a dozen people living there got out okay.
The furnace is broken, but the residents were allowed back inside after the fire was put out.