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<p>WYOMING &#8212; Not one, but two fires tore through a borough home in less than 12 hours, forcing its immediate demolition Friday afternoon for safety reasons.</p><p>Fire crews believe one of the blazes is suspicious. And the residence that burned was in the news just recently because it was the scene of a drug arrest.</p><p>Wyoming Fire Chief Dan Zavada said crews were called to the first fire at 101 E. Seventh St. around 7:20 Thursday night.</p><p>Zavada said fire marshals determined that blaze started accidentally due to smoking.</p><p>Crews were then called back to the scene at 4:20 a.m. Friday when a second fire broke out. Zavada said the cause of the second fire was yet to be determined, but he did note it was &#8220;suspicious.&#8221;</p><p>The second flare-up left the home seriously damaged, leaving it without a roof and with its left-side wall &#8220;flapping in the wind,&#8221; as Zavada put it. Brdaric Excavating, of Luzerne, was called in to perform an emergency demolition.</p><p>Earlier this month, reports show police responded to the home to investigate threats, which led to them finding heroin and other drugs inside.</p><p>Luis Deleon was arrested on both drug charges and for allegedly making threats. A 3-year-old in the residence was placed in the custody of Children and Youth after Deleon was taken away.</p><p>Besides Wyoming, volunteers from the following departments helped with the fires: West Wyoming, Jenkins Township, Pittston, Kingston and Forty Fort.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Fires broke out late Thursday and then again early Friday at this home on Seventh Street in Wyoming Borough. The residence was so badly damaged and posed such a safety risk, it was immediately demolished. Fire officials believe the second blaze was suspicious. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/web1_TTL082617Fire1.jpg</photo0><caption0>Fires broke out late Thursday and then again early Friday at this home on Seventh Street in Wyoming Borough. The residence was so badly damaged and posed such a safety risk, it was immediately demolished. Fire officials believe the second blaze was suspicious. </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 or on Twitter @PatKernan</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Two fires, one suspicious, at Wyoming home lead to its demolition