A home was destroyed by fire late Wednesday morning.
Firefighters were called to the 100 block of Everturn Lane in Falls Township’s Levittown section around 11:20 a.m. for a house fire. They arrived to find flames had spread from the kitchen to behind the knee walls.
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Fire Marshal Rich Dippolito said the man living in the home was cooking when he walked away. The pan of grease ignited and spread throughout the kitchen.
The man who was home at the time was taken to the hospital by the Levittown-Fairless Hills Rescue Squad after receiving cuts to his hands. He had attempted to put out the flames with a garden house and cut his hands breaking windows, Dippolito said.
One cat died in the fire and four were saved. In addition, four dogs were also rescued alive, Dippolito said.
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The American Red Cross were called to assist the residents.
Crews from the Falls Township, Fairless Hills, Levittown No. 1, Levittown No. 2, Morrisville, and Tullytown fire company responded to the scene.
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