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<p>LUZERNE &#8212; A fire at a borough apartment building Tuesday night displaced five people and heavily damaged the building.</p><p>Luzerne police Sgt. Patrick Loftus said he arrived at 743 N. Walnut St. seconds after a caller reported the fire to Luzerne County 911 at 9:15 p.m.</p><p>&#8220;I tried to go into the building, and I was immediately met with horrific smoke and flames, so I turned around,&#8221; Loftus said. &#8220;Thankfully everyone had gotten out of the building by the time I got there.&#8221;</p><p>Fire companies from Luzerne, Kingston, Forty Fort, Courtdale and West Wyoming responded to the blaze.</p><p>According to Luzerne Fire Chief Ron Rahl, none of the occupants of the building were injured by the fire.</p><p>&#8220;The fire is still under investigation,&#8221; Rahl said. &#8220;It started in the first-floor, front apartment.&#8221;</p><p>Jerry Mrozinski, 29, is a resident of the apartment building, living in one of the units in the back of the building. He was hoping that his unit&#8217;s distance from the fire at the front of the building would be enough to save his belongings.</p><p>&#8220;Nothing was damaged when I was leaving the building, so I&#8217;m hoping there&#8217;s no more than smoke and water damage,&#8221; Mrozinski said. &#8220;I called my parents, so I think I&#8217;ll be staying with them for a while.&#8221;</p><p>According to Rahl, the American Red Cross was on scene to assist residents displaced by the fire.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">A fire damaged a Luzerne apartment building late Tuesday night. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/web1_Fire.jpg</photo0><caption0>A fire damaged a Luzerne apartment building late Tuesday night. </caption0><photoCredit0></photoCredit0></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Patrick Kernan</p><p>pkernan@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Patrick Kernan at 570-991-6119</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Luzerne apartment building fire displaces five