An early morning fire injured one, displaced eight, and damaged an apartment building in Lancaster City.
Around 7:30 a.m., Lancaster City Fire Company was called to the 500 block of North Queen Street for an apartment fire.
According to Assistant Fire Marshall Ken Wright, investigators believe the fire started in the center room on the first floor of the building. A man who lived there alerted upstairs neighbors and tried to fight the fire himself, says Wright. The man was injured and was taken to the burn unit at Crozer-Chester Medical Center. His condition is unknown at this time.
All other occupants of the building got out safely.
Wright says the firefighters were able to contain the fire to the first floor of the building, but smoke damage reached the second floor. The Red Cross is assisting those who are displaced.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
Around 7:30 a.m., Lancaster City Fire Company was called to the 500 block of North Queen Street for an apartment fire.
According to Assistant Fire Marshall Ken Wright, investigators believe the fire started in the center room on the first floor of the building. A man who lived there alerted upstairs neighbors and tried to fight the fire himself, says Wright. The man was injured and was taken to the burn unit at Crozer-Chester Medical Center. His condition is unknown at this time.
All other occupants of the building got out safely.
Wright says the firefighters were able to contain the fire to the first floor of the building, but smoke damage reached the second floor. The Red Cross is assisting those who are displaced.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.