LEMON TOWNSHIP, WYOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) – Firefighters in Lemon Township worked for over an hour to put out a structure fire displacing five people.
Triton Fire Company were dispatched to a second alarm fire around a quarter after 11 A.M. at 901 State Rte 92 North in Lemon Township.
According the Chief the fire started in the laundry room of the residence.
The house is at a total loss displacing five members of the household.
One firefighter from Dalton Fire Company was injured during the event and was taken to CNC in Scranton for non-life-threatening injuries.
Several fire departments and tankers were in assistants due to cold weather.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.