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Cooking incident leads to dwelling fire

A home sustained minor damage following a fire Sunday evening in Lehighton.

Borough fire Chief Patrick Mriss said firefighters arrived at the home at 107 Alum St. around 6 p.m.

Upon arrival, Mriss said firefighters encountered light smoke conditions throughout the house.

Mriss said the matter occurred as the result of a cooking incident.

“We were there just to check for extension and ventilate the building,” Mriss said.

No one was injured as a result of the incident, he said.

Mriss said the home sustained moderate damage, as the fire was held to the kitchen area.

He said firefighters remained on scene for about a half-hour.

Firefighters respond to the scene of a dwelling fire Sunday evening in Lehighton. A cooking incident resulted in moderate damage to the home at 107 Alum St. COPYRIGHT LARRY NEFF/SPECIAL TO THE TIMES NEWS