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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; The Wilkes-Barre City Fire Department determined the cause of the intense structure fire at 34 S. Welles St. this afternoon was electrical in nature.</p><p>Flames ripped through the large, three-story structure, located at 34 S. Welles St., breaking out just after noontime on Monday.</p><p>According to Wilkes-Barre Fire Chief Jay Delaney, there were five people in the building at the time of the fire, but all got out safely. One of the residents, Delaney said, was wheelchair-bound, which he said caused some difficulty in getting her out of the home.</p><p>Delaney said flames were billowing from upstairs windows on arrival, and the plumes of smoke can be seen from downtown Wilkes-Barre.</p><p>According to the chief, the fire was very difficult to fight; he added that firefighters were fighting a &#8220;losing battle&#8221; for a time, requiring all firefighters to be evacuated from the building until it could be gotten more under control by spraying from outside.</p><p>Eventually, crews were able to get back inside to continue fighting from the inside. Delaney said that, while the outside of the building did not suffer much damage, the inside of the building suffered extensive damage.</p><p>By 1:30 p.m., Delaney said the fire was still burning, but crews were returning inside to take the battle directly to the flames.</p><p>The Red Cross would be on the scene to assist the residents displaced by the fire, and Wilkes-Barre was assisted on scene by the Kingston Fire Department.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">A firefighter cuts branches on a tree outside 34. S. Welles Street while fighting a fire. Aimee Dilger|Times Leader </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/web1_TTL121118fire2-2.jpg</photo0><caption0>A firefighter cuts branches on a tree outside 34. S. Welles Street while fighting a fire. Aimee Dilger|Times Leader </caption0><photoCredit0></photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/web1_TTL121118fire3-2.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Firefighters and police watch the ariel truck as a firefighter works on a Welles St. Fire. Aimee Dilger|Times Leader </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/web1_TTL121118fire3-2.jpg</photo1><caption1>Firefighters and police watch the ariel truck as a firefighter works on a Welles St. Fire. Aimee Dilger|Times Leader </caption1><photoCredit1></photoCredit1></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/web1_48164949_2225771454351071_6335793080540594176_n-3.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Flames are seen billowing from a South Welles Street home on Monday afternoon. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo2>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/web1_48164949_2225771454351071_6335793080540594176_n-3.jpg</photo2><caption2>Flames are seen billowing from a South Welles Street home on Monday afternoon. </caption2><photoCredit2>Pat Kernan | Times Leader </photoCredit2></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/web1_TTL121118fire1-2.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Wilkes-Barre firefighters fight a fire at 34 S. Welles Street on Monday afternoon. Aimee Dilger|Times Leader </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo3>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/web1_TTL121118fire1-2.jpg</photo3><caption3>Wilkes-Barre firefighters fight a fire at 34 S. Welles Street on Monday afternoon. Aimee Dilger|Times Leader </caption3><photoCredit3>Pat Kernan | Times Leader </photoCredit3></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Pat Kernan</p><p>pkernan@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div>

City: Welles Street house fire cause was electrical