Three occupants escaped from an early-morning house fire Monday on Lincoln Street in the North Vandergrift section of Parks.
Joel Brown, chief of the Parks Township Volunteer Fire Department, confirmed there were no life-threatening injuries in the blaze that was reported at 7:51 a.m.
Brown said one woman was flown by helicopter to an area hospital for a back injury.
The extent of her injuries were not known, Brown said.
Brown said fire crews arrived to flames shooting out of a back kitchen window.
Happening now: Three people escaped with non-life threatening injuries from an early morning house fire on Lincoln Street in North Vandergrift, Parks Township. The road remains closed. @VNDNews @TribLIVE pic.twitter.com/qCFW2E77Rp
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As of 9:30 a.m., Brown said crews were working on putting out hot spots.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Fire crews from Gilpin, Parks, Arnold, Vandergrift and North Apollo assisted.
