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Fire damages Harrisburg home

A Harrisburg home was damaged in a porch fire early this morning. No one was injured.
Credit: WPMT FOX43

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A Harrisburg home was damaged in a porch fire early this morning.

According to York County 911 Dispatch, firefighters were called out just before 3:20 a.m. to a house on the 2700 block of North 6th Street.

Dispatch says the coroner was not called and no injuries were reported. According to officials, the bulk of the fire was extinguished within 20 minutes.

Firefighters had left the scene by 6:30 a.m. A FOX43 crew at the scene says the family renting the home were displaced and the Red Cross has arrived.

The cause of the fire is electrical in nature, according to the Harrisburg Bureau of Fire.

The estimated damage is roughly $50,000. Five adults and three children were displaced by the fire and are being assisted by the Red Cross, according to officials. 

According to dispatch, the Harrisburg Bureau of Fire and city police are investigating.

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