Fire in one part of Lackawanna County Monday afternoon left several apartments and businesses with heavy damage. Fire crews were called out just after 5:30pm to the 1800 block of Sanderson Avenue in Scranton. Smoke and flames were showing when they arrived but everyone got out ok and there were no reports of injuries. 6 people were displaced from the apartments. So far no word on what caused the fire.
Monday afternoon fire crews were busy on Bell Mountain in Dickson City containing a large brushfire. It began in South Abington Township as a small fire behind a garage just off Scott Road and spread. A helicopter from the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources was brought in to drop water onto the fire. Crews worked for several hours to contain the blaze.