UPDATE:
Fire crews from all over York County responded to a house fire Friday.
While the home is a significant loss, for one family this was the second home they lost to fire in recent years.
Neighbors woke up frightened this morning. “My first reaction was to grab the kids, my poor guinea pig and get down the steps,” explained Tasha Myers.
That's when the York City neighborhood suddenly turned to panic
“You could hear mom upstairs on the third floor, just get my baby, just get my baby,” Myers continued.
Six children and six adults escaped safely. From this home along the 800 block of West Locust Street.. But at first, a 911 caller feared those kids were trapped.
“With reported kids trapped, it takes firefighters to a different level then in their push to extreme level to make sure kids have a chance to get out,” stressed City of York Fire Department Chief Gregory Halpin.
“My room was completely pitch black, kept seeing white cloud in bedroom so I thought it was weird when i went to sleep,” stated Hector Cosme.
For Hector Cosme's family, a charred home is all too familiar
“I shook my wife and I said you have to wake up there's a fire again get the kids and head out,” Cosme told us. In 2007, his family's house also caught on fire..
“We know how to react a little more and calm down and the most important thing was to get the kids my wife and our puppy out,” Cosme concluded.
While Hector’s been through a fire before, he's happy and blessed his family and neighbors made it out alive.
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CBS 21 is following breaking news out of York where crews are on the scene of a three alarm house fire.
Flames broke out just before seven this morning in the 800 block of West Locust Street.
County Dispatchers tell us people were trapped inside, but are now out.
There's no word on injuries at this time.
We have a crew on the way to the scene and will bring you updates on this breaking news throughout the morning and online at CBS21.com.