Pennsylvania hospital blaze forces patients to be evacuated

A occurrence broke retired astatine a gathering attached to Lehigh Valley Hospital successful Pennsylvania connected Wednesday night, prompting a ample exigency effect and the evacuation of patients, officials said. 

The Dickson City Fire Department said successful a Facebook station that it and different first-alarm companies were dispatched to the infirmary analyzable astir 9:40 p.m.

Upon arrival, Fire Chief Richard Chowanec upgraded the effect for further units aft determining the occurrence was burning successful the extortion of the archetypal Scranton Orthopedics building, an older operation attached to the newer Lehigh Valley Hospital facility.

Officials said determination was nary progressive occurrence wrong the main infirmary building, though fume and h2o harm were reported.

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Crews worked to incorporate a occurrence that broke retired astatine Lehigh Valley Hospital connected Feb. 4, 2026. (Facebook/ Dickson City Fire Dept)

Police officers from crossed the Mid-Valley area, on with infirmary unit and EMS crews, assisted successful evacuating patients with enactment from the Lackawanna County Emergency Management Agency and Pennsylvania State Police. 

WNEP-TV 16 reported that 77 patients were transferred from the infirmary to section facilities and nary large injuries were reported.

The section presumption said crews battled the blaze arsenic parts of the orthopedics portion collapsed earlier the occurrence was yet contained astir 11:15 p.m.

Crews worked to incorporate a occurrence that broke retired astatine Lehigh Valley Hospital connected Feb. 4, 2026. (Facebook/ Dickson City Fire Dept)

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The Dickson City Fire Department said the Pennsylvania State Police Fire Marshal Unit volition analyse the origin and root of the fire.

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks during a re-election run kickoff lawsuit successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, connected Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. (Rachel Wisniewski/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro thanked archetypal responders successful a station connected X for "running toward information to assistance their chap Pennsylvanians."

"Lori and I are praying for the staff, patients, their families, and the full assemblage tonight," helium wrote.