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45 people displaced after apartment fire in Lancaster Township

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa.– 45 people have been displaced after an apartment fire. According to Ron Comfort, the Lancaster Township Fire Chief, crews were disp...
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45 people displaced after apartment fire in Lancaster Township

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa.-- 45 people have been displaced after an apartment fire.

According to Ron Comfort, the Lancaster Township Fire Chief, crews were dispatched around 1:00 a.m. on December 6 to Kensington Club Apartments on Wyncroft Lane and Wyncroft Terrace.

Upon arrival, crews were met with heavy smoke and fire from an apartment on the third floor of the building.

As a result, 45 people have been displaced, according to Lancaster Township Fire. A few have suffered minor injuries due to smoke inhalation.

The Red Cross is on the scene assisting the displaced.

It took crews three hours to contain the flames.

As of 4:45 a.m., no firefighters have been injured battling the flames so far.

The roof of the building collapsed inside, and crews are currently on the scene working to put out hot spots.

This is a developing story. FOX43 will provide updates as they become available.

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