Firefighters from Hazleton and Hazle Township rescued six people trapped on upper floors after fire broke out near a common stairwell, with one person treated for minor injuries and the Red Cross assisting nine displaced residents

By James Halpin
The Citizens’ Voice,

HAZLETON, Pa. — Firefighters rescued six people from a Hazleton apartment building after a blaze broke out Saturday morning, displacing nine occupants, according to the Hazleton Fire Department.

Crews were dispatched to 37 S. Cedar St. to a report of a fire with multiple people trapped on the second and third floors.

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Ladder trucks from Hazleton and Hazle Twp. responded and rescued six people from the upper levels.

The fire, which was located on the first floor near a common stairwell, was quickly extinguished.

One person was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Hazleton to be treated for minor injuries and the Northeastern Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Red Cross was assisting nine displaced residents.

The cause of the fire was not immediately known.

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