LANSFORD -- A woman in one part of Carbon County is homeless after a fire destroyed her home.
According to the fire chief, flames broke out on the 300 block of West Patterson Street in Lansford sometime around 4 a.m. Sunday.
The chief believes the fire started in the basement but does not know what caused it. He said the home is a total loss.
One woman lived there, but she was not home at the time.
A firefighter was taken to the hospital for a hand injury.
The state police fire marshal will investigate the cause of the fire.