6 people displaced after fire at apartment building

ROCHESTER, Pa. — Six people were displaced after a fire broke late Tuesday night at an apartment building in Rochester.

Neighbors said they were glad crews kept the flames from spreading.

“I was in my living room and we were making dinner and I looked next door and I saw the flames and I saw it busting out the window,” explained one neighbor.

Fire crews said the flames started in the living room and spread from there at the Riverview Terrace Apartments in Rochester. Crews said everyone made it out ok.

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Fire officials told Channel 11 one of the people living at the building may have played a role in stopping the flames.

“The occupant of the residence shut the door on the way out as she called 911, That limited the oxygen to the fire and even though the fire self-vented out the window, closing the door saved the building for the rest of the occupants,” explained Rochester Fire Department Chief Mike Mamone.

In total six people and two cats were forced out. The Red Cross is helping them Wednesday.

Fire officials added it can be tough to get to the apartment building because of how tight the streets are in the area. They said they had a plan in place and actually trained for a situation like what happened.

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