WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Firefighters battled a multi-apartment building fire in Wilkes-Barre Monday morning.
Crews can be seen working through heavy smoke inside a three-story home in the 200 block of New Hancock Street around 9:18 a.m.
According to Chief Delaney, five people and a dog were saved when firefighters first arrived, while the third floor still had more people to rescue.
A total of 9 adults and two children have been displaced from the house and are being assisted by the Red Cross. No one was injured.
Investigators have yet to determine the cause of the fire.
