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SCRANTON – A family of four was displaced by a second floor fire at 1712 Capouse Ave., Scranton, on Tuesday night, according to the Scranton Fire Department and American Red Cross.

Fire crews were called to the home at 9:02 p.m. for a structure fire that neighbors said sent flames shooting out of the second story window.

Scranton Fire Department Assistant Chief Jim Floryshak said the fire was knocked down quickly with a “very aggressive interior attack.”

There were at least two family members inside the home at the time of the fire, but all four residents were outside the home by the time crews arrived, according to Floryshak. No residents or fire crew members were injured Tuesday night

Floryshak said the home suffered fire, heat, smoke, and water damage to the second and third floors, and the first floor suffered additional smoke and water damage.

According to the Lackawanna County Assessor’s Officer database, the home was purchased by Boonlers and Nualprang Yotongyos in Nov. 2004.

The local chapter of the American Red Cross was providing disaster relief services to the family, who appeared to have no local relatives, Floryshak said.

Scranton Fire Chief Tom Davis said Friday that the cause of the blaze is still under investigation.

While on scene, crews were called to a second possible structure fire on Brick Avenue. That report ended up being for an overheated furnace, Floryshak said.