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Fire damages Wilkes-Barre home Christmas Eve morning

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Crews responded to a fire on Northampton St. early Christmas Eve morning.

Calls came in around 4:00 a.m. for a fire in Wilkes-Barre. Crews rescued one male victim from the second floor.

Wilkes-Barre Fire Chief Delaney said the victim appears to be stable, but sustained smoke inhalation damage and was taken to the hospital.

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Chief Delaney said the home was not a total loss but has fire damage to the second floor and smoke and water damage to the first floor.