A fire broke out at a building attached to Lehigh Valley Hospital in Pennsylvania on Wednesday night, prompting a large emergency response and the evacuation of patients, officials said.
The Dickson City Fire Department said in a Facebook post that it and other first-alarm companies had been dispatched to the hospital complex around 9:40 p.m.
Upon arrival, Fire Chief Richard Chowanec upgraded the response for additional units after determining the fire was burning in the roof of the original Scranton Orthopedics building, an older structure attached to the newer Lehigh Valley Hospital facility.
Officials said there was no active fire inside the main hospital building, though smoke and water damage were reported.
The Dickson City Fire Department said the Pennsylvania State Police Fire Marshal Unit will investigate the cause and origin of the fire.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro thanked first responders in a post on X for "running toward danger to help their fellow Pennsylvanians."
"Lori and I are praying for the staff, patients, their families, and the entire community tonight," he wrote.