Firefighters from several departments spent Suday battling a blaze at the former St. Hedwig’s Roman Catholic Church.
Crews encountered heavy fire coming from the windows about 6:30 a.m., according to The Times Leader.
The fire spread up a staircase inside the building, across a second-level balcony and kept going.
Firefighters remained on the scene for more than eight hours to hit hot spots. T
The church has been vacant since 2007 when it was closed by the Diocese of Scranton during a diocese-wide consolidation effort.
The former school building next door, owned by Catholic Social Services, was not damaged by the fire.
The cause is under investigation.
No injuries were reported.
