One person was taken to the hospital after a fire in Northumberland County in central Pennsylvania on Sunday, December 2.

According to crews, flames started just before 3 p.m. Sunday at an apartment building on South Oak Street in Mount Carmel Township.

The fire destroyed the building and caused smoke damage to the house next door.

The cause of the fire was not revealed.

On December 2nd around 1446 hours, Mount Carmel Fire Department was alerted to a working fire at 221 South Oak street in the Borough. Chief 3 advised smoke showing from side alpha and heavy fire on division 2.

Truck 2 took the address along with engine 3, while engines 1 and 2 took the rear.

Firefighters William Rovinsky, of the American Hose Fire company , and Lieutenant 3 Steve Ennis, of the Clover Hose Fire Company, pulled one female from Division 2 who was then transported to a local hospital.

Local Fire Chief Jack Williams Jr. confirmed to one local paper that a woman was carried from the second floor where the fire is believed to be started.

The current cause of the fire is under investigation.

A male was also rescued and transported from the scene for evaluation.