KINGSTON, Pa. — A man is dead after a fire overnight in Luzerne County.
Flames broke out around 12:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Green Acres Apartments on Holiday Drive in Kingston.
The Kingston fire chief says it's still an active investigation. He says the victim was taken to the hospital.
Newswatch 16 spoke to one woman who lives at the apartment complex with her fiancé and her daughter. Brittany Larish was getting ready for bed when she heard the smoke detector go off in the hallway outside her apartment.
"At first, I didn't see any smoke. I thought it was just a false alarm, it happens," said Brittany Larish.
When she opened her door, she saw smoke pouring out of her neighbor's apartment.
She started banging on everyone's doors, telling them to get out.
"I seen the woman who actually did live in the apartment, and she was screaming that her husband was still trapped inside and her animals as well. She kept trying to go back into my apartment to see if she could get through the back, and I said, 'Honey, you can't. The fires going towards it, like you can't.'"
The Kingston Fire Chief confirms one man died after the fire. He was in the apartment where the fire started.
The chief says it's still a "very active" investigation and declined to say whether the fire is considered suspicious at this time.
Five units in total were impacted, forcing several people out.
The Red Cross was here overnight and says everyone is taken care of with a place to stay.
People who live here have no idea when they'll be able to return home.
There's no word yet on what caused this fire. The state police fire marshal was there overnight to begin the investigation.
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