NEW CASTLE, Pa. - Multiple people were able to escape a burning home early Saturday morning in Lawrence County.

The blaze started around 12:30 a.m. at a home on Emerson Avenue in New Castle.

Officials told 21 News that the fire was at a two-and-a-half story home and took a little over an hour to get under control.

Everyone in the home was able to escape the flames but multiple people were treated for smoke inhalation.

The city fire investigator was called to the scene to determine a cause.