ALIQUIPPA, Pa. — An early morning fire destroyed a vacant house in Aliquippa on Tuesday, forcing those living next door to evacuate out of fears the fire would spread.
Firefighters were called to the 100 block of Major Street in Aliquippa around 3:30 a.m.
Neighbors who live next door said they awoke to the glow of flames and rushed to get their families to safety.
“I looked out my bedroom window, my bed faces the window, all I seen was orange,” said Allana Norman.
Norman said she, her husband and four children safely got out of the house.
“They were in shock,” she said. “When I woke my oldest daughter up, she’s on the third floor. So when I woke her up, all she had was a blanket on. I said, ‘No, you have to get some clothes on. We gotta go. There’s a fire next door.’”
A woman who lives on the opposite side of the property said she safely escaped after calling 911.
While neighbors expressed relief that the fire did not spread to nearby homes, some also voiced frustration, saying the vacant property had been a longstanding problem.
“It’s been squatter drug addicts in there,” Norman said. “I figured it was cold last night. I’ve been chasing them away from the house, but they keep coming in.”
The cause of the fire remains under investigation. The Pennsylvania State Fire Marshal is working to determine a cause.
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