PITTSTON — A family of four lost a cat and two ferrets during a blaze at their South Main Street home Tuesday afternoon.
Pittston City Fire Chief Jim Rooney said calls came in at approximately 2:43 p.m. with units from Pittston City, Pittston Township, Jenkins Township, Hughestown, Avoca, and West Pittston responding.
“They made entry and they found heavy fire,” he said. “(Firefighters) made entry and extinguished the fire.”
Rooney said the damage was contained to the front of the house, and said the home is “probably” salvageable.
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He also noted no family members were home at the time of the blaze, and there is no indication as of right now to what caused it.
“It does not look suspicious at this time,” he said.
A medic comforts the daughter of the victims of a fire on Main street in Pittston Tuesday afternoon.
Firefighters work to extinguish hot spots on a Main Street home in Pittston.
The Main street home suffered damage and two ferrets and one cat perished in the home.
Firefighters work to extinguish hot spots on a Main Street home in Pittston. Aimee Dilger|Times Leader
