THROOP, Pa. — UPDATE MONDAY: Seven people are out of their home after a late-night fire in Lackawanna County.
The alarm on Boulevard Avenue in Throop came in just before 11 p.m. Friday.
The fire chief says they found flames on the first floor. They eventually spread to the second.
Investigators said seven people got out safely. One person was treated at the hospital for burns.
A state police fire marshal said it started accidentally in the attic with a portable electric heater that malfunctioned.
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