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Firefighters rescue person from burning Lackawanna home on Christmas morning

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LACKAWANNA, N.Y. (WKBW) — Lackawanna firefighters responded to a house fire on Colton Avenue around 7 a.m. on Christmas morning.

The department's chief said one person was rescued from the engulfed home and firefighters pulled that person out of the front window.

The chief said that the person was brought to ECMC in critical condition. Other people were able to make it out of the home which suffered significant damage inside.

The cause of the fire is being investigated.

On Thursday 7 News learned that the house has been condemned and an emergency demolition has been ordered which will take place in a few days.