MILTON, Pa. — A young couple and their baby are in critical condition after an early morning fire in Northumberland County.
The fire broke out around 4 a.m. Monday on Myrtle Street in Milton.
"Woke up with a weird feeling, a pit in my stomach," Jacob Kitchens recalled. "I peeked outside, and my neighbor's house was absolutely engulfed in flames. The porch was being completely taken over."
Firefighters found the homeowners and their son on the second floor.
"They all needed to be taken out of the house and were all completely unconscious. Trying to take them out of the window, I saw them take the gentleman out of the doorway, the baby was taken out of the window, and the young woman out of the window as well."
According to family member Wendy Trewitz, all three are in critical condition. Trewitz says the 20-year-old mother suffered severe burns while trying to protect her 1-year-old son. She says the father was also badly injured.
"He has smoke inhalation, abrasions on his chest, then they're going to put him in a hyperbaric chamber to help with the smoke inhalation," said Trewitz.
Trewitz and the rest of the family are thankful for the people who helped, even though their cars or houses had damage from the heat.
"I can't be grateful enough and can't thank them enough. If it wasn't for their fast response, we would probably not have them here today."
The cause of the fire in Milton is still under investigation.
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