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<p>EXETER TWP. &#8212; A woman was left homeless after a fire ravaged her one-story home Wednesday.</p><p>According to Luzerne County 911, crews were dispatched to 42 Angelina Dr. around 9:07 p.m.</p><p>Gary Eble, assistant fire chief for the Mount Zion Fire Department in Harding, said several fire departments &#8212; including Harding, West Wyoming, Franklin Township, Trucksville, Northmoreland and Lake Winola &#8212; from Luzerne and Wyoming counties were called out to the fire.</p><p>&#8220;It&#8217;s very difficult access,&#8221; Eble said of the home, which is situated on a hill. Ice, low lighting and the hill made for tricky fighting by departments. &#8220;If you don&#8217;t know where it&#8217;s at, you&#8217;ll miss it.&#8221;</p><p>The West Pittston Fire Department was on the scene, and hoses ran from the bottom of the hill to the fire. State Route 92 was blocked off as crews tackled the blaze.</p><p>As of 11 p.m., Eble said the fire was &#8220;contained&#8221; but not cleared.</p><p>The fire chief said the woman got out safely and was at her neighbor&#8217;s home. The Red Cross was called to help the woman.</p><p>Harding/Mount Zion Ambulance was also on scene.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Crews work to extinguish a fire in Exeter Township Wednesday night. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/web1_FIRE.jpg</photo0><caption0>Crews work to extinguish a fire in Exeter Township Wednesday night. </caption0><photoCredit0></photoCredit0></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Melanie Mizenko</p><p>mmizenko@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div>

Fire Chief: Fire in Exeter Township “tricky”