A major fire broke out at a Pennsylvania hospital center the night of Feb. 4, prompting evacuations of patients and staff as crews battled the flames.
Firefighters found the fire taking over the roof of the orthopedics building, which is attached to Lehigh Valley Hospital in Dickson City, near Scranton, according to the Dickson City Fire Department. Crews responded to the scene at about 9:40 p.m. While the fire didn't spread inside the hospital part of the building, there was smoke and water damage, the fire department said.
"All patients, colleagues and visitors safely exited the building," a spokesperson for the hospital, Irene Contreras Reyes, told USA TODAY in a statement. First responders remained on the scene the morning of Feb. 5, the statement said.
Photos of the scene shared by the fire department show the orthopedics building's roof engulfed in flames with a plume of smoke rising up as firefighters douse the fire. Flames can be seen through broken-out windows.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said late Feb. 4 that the Pennsylvania State Police and the state's emergency management and health departments were on the scene helping evacuate patients.
