OLYPHANT, Pa. — Crews in Lackawanna County were called out early Thursday to fight flames in a double-block home.
The fire started just before 5:30 a.m. in the building on South Valley Avenue in Olyphant.
Olyphant Fire Chief J.T. Tully said the fire started on the second floor of the left side of the home. Residents of both sides of the duplex made it out.
A man was taken to the hospital with burn injuries. A firefighter was also taken to the hospital to be treated for a minor injury suffered when he fell through steps inside.
Christine Miller lives across the street. She heard the neighbors arguing not long before the fire started. Then she heard them yelling for help. She looked out her window and called 911.
"I could see the glow from the flames inside the house through the front door. Then fire and police just started arriving, and it went from there. The house went up quick," Miller said.
Two dogs died in the fire; another survived. The chief says they found that dog hiding in the basement, and it was a miracle she survived.
"She's very shaken. she's gone to get checked out for smoke inhalation, but for what she went through, she's doing decent," Tully said.
The Red Cross was called to assist the people who lived there.
The cause has not been determined.
The building was so badly damaged that it was torn down.
A GoFundMe has been set up for the family.
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